Dictionary Home »
Dictionary Definitions » scatterer
scatterer
Variant of scatter
transitive verb
- to throw here and there or strew loosely; sprinkle
- to sprinkle over (with) something
- to separate and drive in many directions; rout; disperse
- Archaic to waste; dissipate
- Physics to diffuse or deflect in an irregular, random manner
intransitive verb
to separate and go off in several directions: the crowd scattered
noun
- the act or process of scattering
- that which is scattered about
Related Forms:
- scatterer noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
link/cite print suggestion box