'Scattering' definitions:
Definition of 'scattering'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" [syn: scattering, sprinkling]
noun
The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
noun
A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby [syn: scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling]
noun
Spreading widely or driving off [syn: dispersion, scattering]
noun
Definition of 'Scattering'
From: GCIDE
- Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] [OE. scateren. See Shatter.]
- 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. [1913 Webster]
- And some are scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. [1913 Webster]
- Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scattering'
From: GCIDE
- Scattering \Scat"ter*ing\, a. Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scattering'
From: GCIDE
- Scattering \Scat"ter*ing\, n. Act of strewing about; something scattered. --South. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'scattering'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a few,
- aloofness,
- anarchy,
- attenuation,
- attenuative,
- bit,
- breakup,
- broadcast,
- broadcasting,
- chaos,
- circumfusion,
- confusion,
- crack-up,
- diffraction,
- diffractional,
- diffractive,
- diffusion,
- diffusive,
- dilution,
- discontinuity,
- discreteness,
- disintegration,
- disjunction,
- dislocation,
- disorder,
- dispensation,
- dispersal,
- dispersion,
- dispersive,
- disruption,
- dissemination,
- disseminative,
- dissipation,
- dissipative,
- dissolution,
- distribution,
- distributive,
- divergence,
- emanation,
- entropy,
- evaporation,
- exfoliation,
- expansion,
- few,
- fragmentation,
- handful,
- hint,
- incoherence,
- inconsistency,
- limited number,
- nonadhesion,
- noncohesion,
- only a few,
- peppering,
- piddling few,
- piddling number,
- propagation,
- publication,
- radiance,
- radiation,
- radius,
- ray,
- revolution,
- scaling,
- scatterment,
- separateness,
- shattering,
- shotgun pattern,
- small number,
- smatter,
- smattering,
- soupcon,
- sowing,
- spatter,
- spattering,
- splay,
- spoke,
- spread,
- spreading,
- sprinkling,
- strewing,
- suggestion,
- too few,
- trickle,
- trifle,
- unadherence,
- unadhesiveness,
- untenacity,
- volatilization