Definitions of Scattering [ˈskæt ər ɪŋ]

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Definition of 'Scattering'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) scattering
distributed or dispersing at irregular intervals.

2. scattering
(of votes) cast in small numbers for various candidates.

3. (n.) scattering
a small, scattered number or quantity.

4. scattering
Physics. the process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collision with particles of the medium that it traverses.

Etymology: (1300–50)

Definition of 'Scattering'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) scattering, sprinkling
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
"the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"

2. (noun) scattering
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

3. (noun) scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

4. (noun) dispersion, scattering
spreading widely or driving off

5. (noun) scatter, scattering, strewing
the act of scattering

Definition of 'Scattering'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Scattering
going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes

2. (noun) Scattering
act of strewing about; something scattered

3. Scattering
of Scatter

Translation of 'Scattering'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a small amount scattered here and there a scattering of sugar.
Afrikaans: strooisel	Arabic: كمِّيَّةٌ مُتناثِرَه	Bulgarian: разпръскване
Brazilian: quantidade espalhada	Czech: hrstka	German: das Verstreute
Danish: spredt bunke	Greek: μικρή ποσότητα από κτ. πο	Spanish: un poco de... aquí y allá
Estonian: raasuke	Farsi: پخش و پلا شدگی	Finnish: sirottelu
French: petite quantité	Hebrew: פִּיזוּר	Hindi: छितराव, बिखराव
Croatian: raspršenost, raštrkanost	Hungarian: szétszóródás	Indonesian: penyebaran
Icelandic: slæðingur, reitingur	Italian: (piccola quantità)	Japanese: 少量
Korean: 산재	Lithuanian: žiupsnis, truputis	Latvian: neliels skaits/daudzums;
Malay: taburan	Dutch: dun laagje	Norwegian: spredning, strøing
Polish: odrobina, garstka	Persian: پخش و پلا شدگی	Pashto: پاشل
Portuguese: quantidade espalhada	Romanian: dram	Russian: небольшое количество
Slovak: pár, trocha; roztrúsenie	Slovenian: ščepec	Serbian: gomilica
Swedish: spridning, stänk	Thai: สิ่งที่อยู่กระจัดกระจาย	Turkish: döküntü, serpinti
Taiwanese: 零零落落	Ukrainian: розсип	Urdu: بکھراؤ
Vietnamese: số lượng những thứ được t	Chinese: 零零落落
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