scattering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: scattering	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for scattering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
scattering n a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" Synonym(s): scattering, sprinkling the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby Synonym(s): scattering, sprinkle, sprinkling spreading widely or driving off Synonym(s): dispersion, scattering the act of scattering Synonym(s): scatter, scattering, strewing
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior. 2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak. 3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like. Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scattering \Scat"tering\, a. Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering* votes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scattering \Scat"ter*ing\, n. Act of strewing about; something scattered. --South.