scattering
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scattering
- /ˈskætəɹɪŋ/
verb
- present participle and gerund of scatter
noun scatterings
- A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points). There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
- The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
- The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dispersion, dispersive, diffusive, disseminative, spreading, strewing, sprinkling, sprinkle, diffusing, distributive, disseminating, disperse, dispersal, dissipation, diffusional, diffused
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noun small quantity of something dispersed at random points
| Deutsch | Verstreuung, Verstreuen, Aufstreuung, Aufstreuen, Ausstreuung, Ausstreuen |
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noun physical process
| 中文 | 散射 sǎnshè |
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| Français | diffusion, éparpillement |
| Deutsch | Streuung, Zerstreuung, Ausbreitung, Streuvorgang, Streuprozess |
| Русский | рассеивание rasseivanije |
| Tiếng Việt | tán xạ |
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title = {scattering},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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