scatterer

Variant of scatter

scatter definition

scat·ter (skat′ər)

transitive verb

    1. to throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle
    2. to sprinkle over (with) something
  2. to separate and drive in many directions; rout; disperse
  3. Archaic to waste; dissipate
  4. Physics to diffuse or deflect in an irregular, random manner

Etymology: ME skateren, ult. < IE *sked-, to split, disperse < base *sek-, to cut > L secare

intransitive verb

to separate and go off in several directions the crowd scattered

noun

  1. the act or process of scattering
  2. that which is scattered about

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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