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Definition of Scattering

1. Noun. A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly. "A sprinkling of grey at his temples"

2. Noun. The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions.

3. Noun. A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.

4. Noun. Spreading widely or driving off.

5. Noun. The act of scattering.

Definition of Scattering

1. a. Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.

2. n. Act of strewing about; something scattered.

Definition of Scattering

1. Verb. (present participle of scatter) ¹

2. Noun. A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points, ¹

3. Noun. (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Scattering

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Medical Definition of Scattering

1. The deflection of one particle as a result of collisions with other particles or with waves. See: Elastic. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scattering

scatterbrains scattered scattered disc scattered radiation scattered shower scattered showers scatterer scatterers scattereth scattergood

scattergoods scattergram scattergrams scattergun scatterguns scattering scattering function scattering functions scatteringly scatterings

scatterling scatterlings scatterometer scatterometers scatterometric scatterometry scatterplot scatterplots scatters scattershot

Literary usage of Scattering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1915)
"12, 1765-Oct. 20, 1766, with a few other scattering issues. NY Pub. Lib. has Sept. 29, 1746; 1748, fair; 1750-1764, scattering issues; 1765-1766, fair; ..."

2. Topics in the Geometric Theory of Linear Systems by Robert Hermann (1984)
"FORMAL Scattering THEORY AND GRASSMANNIANS 1. INTRODUCTION What physicists call the “formal” theory of scattering [1] leads to the scattering operator S as ..."

3. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1821 The settlements in these places are still very scattering. ... 1824 I have taken the same course with the scattering trees on the farm.—Mass. ..."

4. The New York Red Book (1897)
"Philip B. Low 2SM.02 William H. Burke 2-2520 Enoch K. Thomas 1804 Archie C. Fish 224 Oscar A. Gage 122 Blank and scattering 778 Whole number of votes 55050 ..."

5. Differential Geometry and the Calculus of Variations by Robert Hermann (1977)
"INTRODUCTION It is well known that our subject is intimately related to scattering theory. Indeed, in the work of Kruskal and Co., AKNS, Zakharov, ..."

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