SCATTERING

adj. dispersing, spreading, distributing

n. dispersal; act of sprinkling; something that is dispersed or sprinkled; small quantity; process by which energy is dispersed as it passes through a medium (Physics)

v. sprinkle, disseminate; spread, disperse; be sprinkled

Scattering is a general physical process whereby some forms of radiation, such as light, sound or moving particles, for example, are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory by one or more localized non-uniformities in the medium through which it passes. In conventional use, this also includes deviation of reflected radiation from the angle predicted by the law of reflection. Reflections that undergo scattering are often called diffuse reflections and unscattered reflections are called specular (mirror-like) reflections.
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Noun
1. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(part-holonym) extinction
2. a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"
(synonym) sprinkling
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
3. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
(synonym) sprinkle, sprinkling
(hypernym) shower, rain shower
4. spreading widely or driving off
(synonym) dispersion
(hypernym) spread, spreading
(hyponym) Diaspora
(derivation) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter
5. the act of scattering
(synonym) scatter, strewing
(hypernym) spread, spreading
(derivation) spread, scatter, spread out
Adjective
1. spreading by diffusion
(synonym) diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative, disseminating, spreading
(similar) distributive

Noun
1. a haphazard distribution in all directions
(synonym) spread
(hypernym) distribution, dispersion
(hyponym) diffuseness
(derivation) spread, spread out
2. the act of scattering
(synonym) scattering, strewing
(hypernym) spread, spreading
(derivation) spread, spread out
Verb
1. to cause to separate and go in different directions; "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
(synonym) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up
(hypernym) separate, divide
(hyponym) disband
(derivation) spread
2. move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached";
(synonym) disperse, dissipate, spread out
(hypernym) separate, part, split
(hyponym) aerosolize, aerosolise
(derivation) spread
3. distribute loosely; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
(synonym) sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse
(hypernym) discharge
(hyponym) spray
(derivation) scattering, strewing
4. sow by scattering; "scatter seeds"
(hypernym) sow, sough, seed
(derivation) scattering, strewing
5. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"
(synonym) break up, disperse
(hypernym) change integrity
(hyponym) backscatter
6. strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table"
(synonym) spread, spread out
(hypernym) circulate, pass around, pass on, distribute
(hyponym) manure, muck
(derivation) scattering, strewing

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Scatter
  

(n.)
Act of strewing about; something scattered.
  

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

Of a wave propagating in a material medium, a phenomenon in which the direction, frequency, or polarization of the wave is changed when the wave encounters discontinuities in the medium, or interacts with the material at the atomic or molecular level. (188 ) Note: Scattering results in a disordered or random change in the incident energy distribution.