sputtering

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sputtering

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sputter

noun sputterings

A noise that sputters. The women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale, seated in the rows where the first violins are typically located, contributed an array of haunting vocal sounds: hushed hums, sustained high tones, sputterings and more.
The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object.

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@misc{sputtering_2026,
  title = {sputtering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sputtering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}