(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. / (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. / (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

The act of scattering or dispersing. / A collection of dispersed objects.

simple past tense and past participle of scatter

Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units. / Seemingly randomly distributed. / (meteorology, of clouds) Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.

present participle and gerund of scatter

A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points. / (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.

plural of scattering

plural of scatterer

One who, or that which, scatters.

A scattered arrangement.