scattering has definitions from the fields of meteorology,physics
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[ noun ] spreading widely or driving off

Synonyms

dispersion

2
[ noun ] (meteorology) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

Synonyms

sprinkling sprinkle

Related terms

shower sprinkle

3
[ noun ] (physics) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

Related terms

natural_process extinction

4
[ noun ] a small number dispersed haphazardly

Synonyms

sprinkling

Examples

: "the first scatterings of green"

5
[ adjective ] spreading by diffusion

Related terms

distributive

6
[ noun ] the act of scattering

Synonyms

strewing scatter

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