English noun: scattering | |||
1. | scattering (quantity) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly | ||
Samples | The first scatterings of green. A sprinkling of grey at his temples. | ||
Synonyms | sprinkling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity | ||
2. | scattering (process) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions | ||
Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
Part meronym | extinction | ||
3. | scattering (phenomenon) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | ||
Synonyms | sprinkle, sprinkling | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rain shower, shower | ||
4. | scattering (event) spreading widely or driving off | ||
Synonyms | dispersion | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Diaspora, dissipation | ||
5. | scattering (act) the act of scattering | ||
Synonyms | scatter, strewing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||