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scattering Definition

scat·ter·ing (skatər iŋ)

adjective

  1. separating and going in various directions
  2. distributed over a wide area, esp. at irregular intervals
  3. distributed in small numbers among several or many candidates: said of votes

noun

  1. the act or process of one that scatters
  2. a small amount of something spread out or interspersed in a medium
  3. Physics the process by which the direction of motion of radiation or particles is changed randomly when passing through a medium, caused by collisions of the constituents of the radiation with particles in the medium

scattering Related Forms

scat·ter·ingly adverb

scattering Synonyms

scattering

modif.

uneven, some, not many; see few, irregular 1.

scattering Telecom Definition

The deflection of a beam of radiant energy as it encounters physical matter in a medium. See also Rayleigh scattering.

scattering Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • warbler: A scattering of common warblers and a few Arctic Terns were also seen.
  • ash: No such license is needed for the scattering of cremation ashes.
  • electron: The scattering of electrons gives us electrical resistance but it also results in a force exerted on the metal ion core.
  • migrant: If the weather is favorable we'll see a scattering of western migrants.

Adjective modifier

  • inelastic: However, in a thick enough specimen, inelastic scattering will also take place.
  • diffuse: Thus the observed diffuse scattering can be assumed to be almost entirely from phonon scattering.
  • deep-inelastic: In these events, a single high-energy quark is ejected from the target proton, indicative of deep-inelastic scattering.
  • anomalous: An introduction to X-ray anomalous scattering by Ethan Merritt.
  • diffractive: Properties of hadronic final states in diffractive deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA.
  • elastic: Conventional high energy electron diffraction relies on elastic scattering.

Modifies a noun

  • cross-section: The scattering cross-section for a black hole can be calculated in an analogous manner to the Mott formula in QED.
  • coefficient: Ceramic tiles designed by the calculations of scattering coefficients have been installed for the sidewalls of a 400-seat concert hall.
  • angle: Also, for a given target mass, the ion energy decreases with increasing scattering angle.
  • matrix: The scattering between the shells is computed by matrix operations on the shell scattering matrices.

Noun used with modifier

  • neutron: Further examples for the use of X-ray or neutron scattering can be found in our list of publications.
  • phonon: Thus the observed diffuse scattering can be assumed to be almost entirely from phonon scattering.
  • small-angle: The structure of the dispersion was examined by small-angle synchrotron X-ray scattering on beamline 8.2.
  • X-ray: X-ray scattering techniques will let you look at how this network forms.
  • wide-angle: Two lamellar crystal phases were characterized on the basis of their particular wide-angle X-ray scattering patterns.
  • helium: In many areas, conventional helium scattering has been limited by the energy resolution with which such measurements can be made.