scattering
A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
Example
“There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.”
Other meanings
The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
Related words
- autoscattering
- backscattering
- overscattering
- rescattering
- superscattering
- upscattering
- Bragg scattering
- Compton scattering
- last scattering surface
- Rutherford scattering
- light-scattering photometry
- Mie scattering
Where this comes from
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