scattering, n.
(scatterings)
(scatterings)
the act of scattering
<noun.act>
scatter scattering strewing
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
spreading widely or driving off
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dispersion scattering
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
<noun.phenomenon>
scattering sprinkle sprinkling
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
<noun.process>
scattering
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part holonym
hypernym
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
scattering sprinkling
sample sentences
"the first scatterings of green""a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
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