noun. Something scattered, especially a small, irregularly occurring amount or quantity.

noun. The dispersal of a beam of particles or of radiation into a range of directions as a result of physical interactions.

adjective. Placed irregularly and far apart; scattered.

noun. The act of sprinkling, strewing, or dispersing; dispersion.

noun. That which has been scattered or strewn abroad.

noun. One of a number of disconnected or fragmentary things.

noun. The irregular reflection of light from a surface not perfectly smooth, or from many minute surfaces.

Separating and dispersing in all directions: as, a scattering flock of birds; a scattering shot.

Of rare or irregular occurrence; sporadic.

Miscellaneous; diversified: as, scattering votes.

Separated from the school, as fish: hence, sparse; scarce.

noun. Act of strewing about; something scattered.

adjective. Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many.

verb. Present participle of scatter.

noun. A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,

noun. The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

noun. spreading widely or driving off

noun. the act of scattering

noun. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

noun. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

noun. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

"When the neutrons bounce against atomic nuclei, they do not lose energy, but their scattering is concentrated in directions that are determined by the structure in which the atoms are arranged."

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