the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being scattered or dispersed > scatter [verb (transitive)] > scatter here and there at intervals > be placed at intervals over (2)
transitive. Of a number of objects or features: to be fixed in or scattered over (a surface). Also figurative of immaterial things.
transitive. With adverb, adverbial phrase, or prepositional phrase as complement. To disperse or scatter (a number of similar things) at intervals…