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scattering

[ skat-er-ing ]

adjective

  1. distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered. scattered.
  2. straggling, as an assemblage of parts.
  3. (of votes) cast in small numbers for various candidates.
  4. distributing, dispersing, or separating.


noun

  1. a small, scattered scattered number or quantity.
  2. Physics. the process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles of the medium that it traverses.

scattering

/ ˈ²õ°ìæ³ÙÉ™°ùɪŋ /

noun

  1. a small amount
  2. physics the process in which particles, atoms, etc, are deflected as a result of collision
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scattering

/ ²õ°ìă³Ù′ə°ù-Ä­²Ô²µ /

  1. The spreading of a stream of particles or a beam of rays, as of light, over a range of directions as a result of collisions with other particles. The sky appears blue due to the tendency of air molecules to scatter blue and violet light more than light of other frequencies. The scattering probabilities and patterns of subatomic particles, accelerated by particle accelerators and aimed at a target, is a major component of experimental particle physics.
  2. See also diffusion
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scattering1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; scatter, -ing 2, -ing 1
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A chance sighting by police helped catch the killer who murdered and dismembered his housemate before scattering body parts across Greater Manchester.

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This is caused by a process known as "Rayleigh scattering", which also makes the sky blue and our sunsets red.

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This is caused by a process known as "Rayleigh scattering" which also makes the sky blue and our sunsets red.

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The Moon will appear red in colour caused by the scattering of sunlight through the Earth's atmosphere.

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The site was dampened by recent rain, so Risa suggests spreading the ashes on a cookie sheet and allowing them to dry a bit, before scattering them in the ocean.

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