Scattering Definition

skătər-ĭng
noun
The act or process of one that scatters.
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A small amount of something spread out or interspersed in a medium.
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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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adjective
Separating and going in various directions.
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Placed irregularly and far apart; scattered.
American Heritage
Distributed over a wide area, esp. at irregular intervals.
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Distributed in small numbers among several or many candidates.
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verb

Present participle of scatter.

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Other Word Forms of Scattering

Noun

Singular:
scattering
Plural:
scatterings

Scattering Sentence Examples

  • The system of "compositions" or fines, paid in many cases with the help of kinsmen, finds its natural place in the ancient, tribal period of English history and loses its vitality later on in consequence of the growth of central power and of the scattering of maegths.

  • As the milk is cleared out, the scattering of the drops is gradually re-established.

  • Although there was a scattering of other bikers, he was sure the bright yellow windbreaker would be easy to spot, unless the biker became lost in a large pack.

  • Plate glass is, nevertheless, considerably used for the cheaper forms of lenses, where the scattering of the light and loss of definition arising from these fine striae is not readily recognized.

  • The normal scattering of a nearly vertical jet is due to the rebound of the drops when they come into collision with one another.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

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GNGING

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