scattering

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noun

scat·ter·ing ˈska-tə-riŋ How to pronounce scattering (audio)

: an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered

: something scattered: such as

: a small number or quantity interspersed here and there

a scattering of visitors

: the random change in direction of the particles constituting a beam or wave front due to collision with particles of the medium traversed

Example Sentences

Noun the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater

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As a Dressing Heated with olive oil and thinly sliced garlic until the spices are fragrant and the garlic is golden, the rub becomes a sort of chili crisp, absolutely smashing poured over a plate of sliced tomatoes with a scattering of herbs on top.

Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2022 Recall those inexplicable rules found by Volovich and her colleagues that dictate which combinations of words are allowed in a scattering amplitude.

Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 The six letters make up words, and the words combine to form terms in each scattering amplitude.

Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 In the 19th century, naturalists believed that little lived deeper than 500 meters or so — but in the 1940s, Navy sonar operators discovered the deep scattering layer, a zone where their sonar bounced off multitudes of mesopelagic organisms.

Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022 Over the following months, the aerosol cloud climbed higher into Earth's atmosphere, forming a barrier and scattering or reflecting parts of the sunlight.

David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Watermelon teams up with cucumber for a cool and crunchy side that gets additional freshness from a scattering of mint leaves.

Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 23 July 2022 The National Weather Service says other than a scattering of low clouds, the day will be pleasant and seasonable with mostly sunny skies by the afternoon and a high of about 80 degrees.

oregonlive, 1 July 2022 On a fiercely hot morning in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, Michael Moki, a motorcycle taxi driver, pulled up to a glass case containing a scattering of bread rolls.

New York Times, 17 May 2022 See More

单词	scattering
释义	scattering 1 of 2 noun scat·ter·ing ˈska-tə-riŋ 1 : an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered 2 : something scattered: such as a : a small number or quantity interspersed here and there a scattering of visitors b : the random change in direction of the particles constituting a beam or wave front due to collision with particles of the medium traversed scattering 2 of 2 adjective 1 : going in various directions 2 : found or placed far apart and in no order 3 : divided among many or several scattering votes scatteringly ˈska-tə-riŋ-lē adverb Synonyms Noun disbandment dispersal dispersion dissipation See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater Recent Examples on the Web Noun As a Dressing Heated with olive oil and thinly sliced garlic until the spices are fragrant and the garlic is golden, the rub becomes a sort of chili crisp, absolutely smashing poured over a plate of sliced tomatoes with a scattering of herbs on top. Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2022 Recall those inexplicable rules found by Volovich and her colleagues that dictate which combinations of words are allowed in a scattering amplitude. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 The six letters make up words, and the words combine to form terms in each scattering amplitude. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 In the 19th century, naturalists believed that little lived deeper than 500 meters or so — but in the 1940s, Navy sonar operators discovered the deep scattering layer, a zone where their sonar bounced off multitudes of mesopelagic organisms. Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022 Over the following months, the aerosol cloud climbed higher into Earth's atmosphere, forming a barrier and scattering or reflecting parts of the sunlight. David Bressan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022 Watermelon teams up with cucumber for a cool and crunchy side that gets additional freshness from a scattering of mint leaves. Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 23 July 2022 The National Weather Service says other than a scattering of low clouds, the day will be pleasant and seasonable with mostly sunny skies by the afternoon and a high of about 80 degrees. oregonlive, 1 July 2022 On a fiercely hot morning in Cameroon’s largest city, Douala, Michael Moki, a motorcycle taxi driver, pulled up to a glass case containing a scattering of bread rolls. New York Times, 17 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing scattering inelastic scattering elastic scattering Rayleigh scattering inelastic scattering elastic scattering Rayleigh scattering Medical Definition scattering noun scat·ter·ing : the random change in direction of the particles constituting a beam or wave front due to collision with particles of the medium traversed scattering 1 of 2 noun 1 as in dispersion an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered the scattering of the protesters suddenly turned violent and chaotic Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dispersion dispersal dissipation diffusion dissemination split disbandment breakup dissolution separation disunion Antonyms & Near Antonyms concentration collection gathering assembly 2 as in handful a small number a scattering of people in the mostly empty theater Synonyms & Similar Words handful scatter couple few smattering sprinkling sprinkle smatter minority fragment atom grain molecule particle whit shred modicum jot iota crumb tittle scrap Antonyms & Near Antonyms many loads multitude thousands flock crowd mountain army horde host majority legion abundance excess scads surplus oodles mass plenty gazillion zillion quantity pile heap wealth profusion plenty jillion stack slew most raft pot lot kazillion peck deal reams plenitude wad gobs much slather See More scattering 2 of 2 verb present participle of scatter 1 as in dispersing to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the noise of the backfiring car scattered the pigeons Synonyms & Similar Words dispersing dissipating dispelling squandering disbanding diffusing segregating isolating clearing out separating disseminating parting diverging spreading splitting (up) breaking up Antonyms & Near Antonyms collecting gathering clustering assembling concentrating congregating ingathering unifying agglutinating conglomerating uniting See More 2 as in spraying to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on the hillside was scattered with boulders deposited by the last ice age Synonyms & Similar Words spraying sprinkling strewing dotting peppering dusting sowing bestrewing speckling flecking drizzling spotting dappling spattering studding blanketing stippling bespattering 3 as in dissipating to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole these drunken revelers will quickly scatter when the police arrive Synonyms & Similar Words dispersing dissipating fading disappearing dissolving disassembling spilling evaporating dividing melting separating diverging fleeing forking disbanding clearing breaking up evanescing branching (out) going (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms gathering meeting congregating
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