scattering
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of scattering: The action of causing things or people to separate and move in different directions.
- A small, dispersed amount: A small number or amount of something spread over an area.
- A light, irregular shower: A brief period of light rain that falls inconsistently across an area.
- A physical deflection process: In physics, the process where particles or waves are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory due to collisions or interactions.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The wind caused the scattering of leaves across the yard.
- There was only a scattering of people in the large auditorium.
- We felt a scattering of raindrops, but the storm passed to the north.
- The experiment studied the scattering of light by dust particles.
Advanced Usage
- "A scattering of": Used to describe a small number of things or people spread thinly.
- The village consisted of a scattering of houses along the river.
Variants and Related Words
- Scatter (verb): To throw or spread things loosely over an area.
- Scatter the seeds evenly in the soil.
- Scattered (adjective): Occurring or found far apart; not together.
- The forecast is for scattered showers this afternoon.
Synonyms
- Sprinkling: A small, thinly distributed amount.
- Dispersion: The action or process of distributing things over a wide area.
- Few: A small number of.
Related Phrases
- Scatter about/around: To throw or drop things so they spread over an area.
- The children scattered their toys about the room.
Noun
- the act of scattering
- spreading widely or driving off
- a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
- the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
- a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
- the first scatterings of green
- a sprinkling of grey at his temples