scattering
pronunciation
How to pronounce scattering in British English:
UK ['skætərɪŋ]
How to pronounce scattering in American English:
US [ˈskætərɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- a small number dispersed haphazardly
- a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
- spreading widely or driving off
- the act of scattering
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- Adjective:
- spreading by diffusion
Word Origin
- scattering (n.)
- mid-14c., "that which has been strewn about;" late 14c., "act of dispersing," verbal noun from scatter (v.).
Example
- 1. The amount of scattering determines the resistance of the sandwich .
- 2. Scattering the message among multiple files and websites offers a number of advantages .
- 3. It snagged one wing on treetops and broke up , scattering chunks of fuselage across the forest .
- 4. But as they left the subway , riot police officers charged at them , scattering them , witnesses said .
- 5. Note that the various red shades of the cloud deck result from greater scattering ( increased path length ) of sunlight when the sun lies close to the horizon .