scatter
to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
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.
to separate and disperse; go in different directions.
the act of scattering.
something that is scattered.
Origin of scatter
1synonym study For scatter
Other words for scatter
Other words from scatter
- scat·ter·a·ble, adjective
- scat·ter·er, noun
- scat·ter·ing·ly, adverb
Words Nearby scatter
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How to use scatter in a sentence
For as much as advertisers may gripe about the calendar-year upfront rate increases, “I think scatter will be even worse,” said a third agency executive.
TV ad buyers expect networks to tax upfront advertisers that waited to commit | Tim Peterson | October 26, 2020 | DigidayBetween networks’ mixed-up programming schedules and NFL and college football games being rescheduled, TV advertisers are increasingly looking to the scatter market as a more flexible buying option in the fourth quarter.
‘Double what we would normally pay’: Unstable fourth quarter TV ad market is pushing up prices | Tim Peterson | October 20, 2020 | DigidayAdvertisers turning to the scatter market to adapt to an unstable TV landscape is one reason for the expected pricing surge, but it’s not the only one.
‘Double what we would normally pay’: Unstable fourth quarter TV ad market is pushing up prices | Tim Peterson | October 20, 2020 | DigidayAs a result, advertisers are turning to TV’s scatter market, where networks sell the inventory left unclaimed by upfront advertisers, as a way to adapt to the unstable TV landscape.
‘You have to be more nimble’: How advertisers are adapting to a mixed-up fourth-quarter TV market | Tim Peterson | October 19, 2020 | Digiday“Any of those scatter buyers that are chasing really specific spots, there is tightness,” Morgan said.
‘You have to be more nimble’: How advertisers are adapting to a mixed-up fourth-quarter TV market | Tim Peterson | October 19, 2020 | Digiday
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.
Roast Chicken, Eggplant Pancakes, Cranberry-Walnut Tart | The Daily Beast | December 23, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTscatter a little dust on your head—a very little—not enough to dim the lustre on your hair.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-Melvillescatter thinly on the outside and in the trench, but on the inside place more liberally.
Deadfalls and Snares | A. R. (Arthur Robert) Hardingscatter all the rails, plates, and ties down our side of the slope.
A Tatter of Scarlet | S. R. Crockettscatter-brained and "afternoon" men spoil much more than their own affair in spoiling the temper of those who deal with them.
Essays, First Series | Ralph Waldo Emersonscatter, as from an unextinguished hearth Ashes and sparks, my words among mankind!
The Story of Florence | Edmund G. Gardner
British Dictionary definitions for scatter
/ (ˈskætə) /
(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
the act of scattering
a substance or a number of objects scattered about
Origin of scatter
1Derived forms of scatter
- scatterable, adjective
- scatterer, noun
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