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Scattering

//ˈskætəɹɪŋ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).

    "There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places."

  2. 2
    the act of scattering wordnet
  3. 3
    The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
  4. 4
    spreading widely or driving off wordnet
  5. 5
    The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
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  1. 6
    a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby wordnet
  2. 7
    the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions wordnet
  3. 8
    a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of scatter form-of, gerund, participle, present

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