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ər adjective
1.
distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
2.
straggling, as an assemblage of parts.
3.
(of votes) cast in small numbers for various candidates.
4.
distributing, dispersing, or separating.
noun
5.
a small, scattered number or quantity.
6.
Physics. the process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles of the medium that it traverses.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
2.
to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd.
3.
Physics.
a.
to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.
b.
(of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium.
verb (used without object)
4.
to separate and disperse; go in different directions.
Origin:
1125–75; Middle English scatere; compare Dutch schateren to burst out laughing
1125–75; Middle English scatere; compare Dutch schateren to burst out laughing
Related forms
scat·ter·a·ble, adjective
scat·ter·er, noun
scat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. broadcast. See sprinkle. 2. Scatter, dispel, disperse, dissipate imply separating and driving something away so that its original form disappears. To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won. To disperse is usually to cause a compact or organized tangible body to separate or scatter in different directions, to be reassembled if desired: Tear gas dispersed the mob. To dissipate is usually to scatter by dissolving or reducing to small atoms or parts that cannot be brought together again: He dissipated his money and his energy in useless activities.
1. broadcast. See sprinkle. 2. Scatter, dispel, disperse, dissipate imply separating and driving something away so that its original form disappears. To scatter is to separate something tangible into parts at random, and drive these in different directions: The wind scattered leaves all over the lawn. To dispel is to drive away or scatter usually intangible things so that they vanish or cease to exist: Photographs of the race dispelled all doubts as to which horse won. To disperse is usually to cause a compact or organized tangible body to separate or scatter in different directions, to be reassembled if desired: Tear gas dispersed the mob. To dissipate is usually to scatter by dissolving or reducing to small atoms or parts that cannot be brought together again: He dissipated his money and his energy in useless activities.
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scatter (ˈskætə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to throw about in various directions; strew |
| 2. | to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse |
| 3. | to deviate or cause to deviate in many directions, as in the diffuse reflection or refraction of light |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act of scattering |
| 5. | a substance or a number of objects scattered about |
| [C13: probably a variant of | |
| 'scatterable | |
| —adj | |
| 'scatterer | |
| —n | |
| scattering (ˈskætərɪŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a small amount |
| 2. | physics the process in which particles, atoms, etc, are deflected as a result of collision |
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Word Origin & History
scatter
1154, possibly a northern Eng. variant of M.E. schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Scatterbrain is first recorded 1790. Scattershot (adj.) is attested from 1961, fig. use of term for a kind of gun charge meant to broadcast the pellets when fired.
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Medical Dictionary
scatter scat·ter (skāt'ər)
v. scat·tered, scat·ter·ing, scat·ters
To cause to separate and go in different directions.
To separate and go in different directions; disperse.
To deflect radiation or particles.
The act of scattering or the condition of being scattered.
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Science Dictionary
| scattering (skāt'ər-ĭng) Pronunciation Key
The spreading of a stream of particles or a beam of rays, as of light, over a range of directions as a result of collisions with other particles. The sky appears blue due to the tendency of air molecules to scatter blue and violet light more than light of other frequencies. The scattering probabilities and patterns of subatomic particles, accelerated by particle accelerators and aimed at a target, is a major component of experimental particle physics. See also diffusion, cross section. |
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Example sentences
The beam's pulses lasted for quadrillionths of a second, scattering from the subject's surface in the instant before it vaporized.
But physicists' ability to work with both types of waves is limited by scattering effects called diffraction.
Except the not so good chapter about scattering theory which was finished after he died.
Scattering the message among many files and websites offers a number of advantages.
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