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[ verb ] cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed

Examples

: "The solar wind protons must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust"

Used in print

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

Further , the corpuscular_radiation , i.e. , the solar_wind protons , must sputter away the surface atoms of the dust and cause a slow diminution in size , with a resultant increase in both the Poynting-Robertson effect and the ratio of the repulsive_force to the gravitational_force .

Related terms

change

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[ verb ] make an explosive sound

Examples

"sputtering engines"

Related terms

pop spatter

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[ noun ] the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively

Examples

"he heard a spatter of gunfire"

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noise splat

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[ verb ] utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage

Synonyms

splutter

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utter

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[ verb ] climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

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climb struggle

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[ verb ] spit up in an explosive manner

Synonyms

spit_out splutter

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expectorate

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[ noun ] an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)

Synonyms

splutter

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utterance

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