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scattering definition

scat·ter·ing (skat′ər 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

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scattering Synonyms

scattering

modif.

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


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scattering Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • warbler: A scattering of common warblers and a few Arctic Terns were also seen.

Adjective modifier

  • inelastic: However, in a thick enough specimen, inelastic scattering will also take place.

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.

Noun used with modifier

  • neutron: Further examples for the use of X-ray or neutron scattering can be found in our list of publications.
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