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scatter
[ skat-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals:
to scatter seeds.
Synonyms: broadcast
- to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse:
to scatter a crowd.
- Physics.
- to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation ) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.
- (of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium.
verb (used without object)
- to separate and disperse; go in different directions.
noun
- the act of scattering.
- something that is scattered.
scatter
/ ˈskætə /
verb
- tr to throw about in various directions; strew
- to separate and move or cause to separate and move in various directions; disperse
- to deviate or cause to deviate in many directions, as in the diffuse reflection or refraction of light
noun
- the act of scattering
- a substance or a number of objects scattered about
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Derived Forms
- ˈscatterer, noun
- ˈscatterable, adjective
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Other Words From
- scatter·a·ble adjective
- scatter·er noun
- scatter·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scatter1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scatter1
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Example Sentences
Scatter half the rub over the surface of the meat and then use your fingers to distribute the rub evenly.
Scatter the fennel and the whole cloves of garlic around the chicken.
Scatter a little dust on your head—a very little—not enough to dim the lustre on your hair.
Scatter thinly on the outside and in the trench, but on the inside place more liberally.
Scatter all the rails, plates, and ties down our side of the slope.
Scatter-brained and "afternoon" men spoil much more than their own affair in spoiling the temper of those who deal with them.
Scatter, as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
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