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Definition of Scatter
1. Verb. To cause to separate and go in different directions. "She waved her hand and scattered the crowds"
Specialized synonyms: Disband
Generic synonyms: Divide, Separate
Derivative terms: Dispersion, Dissipation, Scattering, Scattering
2. Noun. A haphazard distribution in all directions.
Generic synonyms: Dispersion, Distribution
Specialized synonyms: Diffuseness
Derivative terms: Spread, Spread, Spread, Spread, Spread, Spread, Spread
3. Verb. Move away from each other. "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"
Specialized synonyms: Aerosolise, Aerosolize, Break, Volley
Generic synonyms: Part, Separate, Split
Derivative terms: Dispersion, Dissipation, Scattering
4. Noun. The act of scattering.
5. Verb. Distribute loosely. "They scatter sugar over the cake"; "He scattered gun powder under the wagon"
Specialized synonyms: Spray, Spray, Plash, Spatter, Splash, Splatter, Splosh, Swash, Splash, Splosh, Sprinkle, Bespangle, Aerosolise, Aerosolize
Generic synonyms: Discharge
Derivative terms: Dispersive, Dust, Sprinkling
6. Verb. Sow by scattering. "Scatter seeds"
7. Verb. Cause to separate. "Disperse particles"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Specialized synonyms: Backscatter
8. Verb. Strew or distribute over an area. "Scatter cards across the table"
Generic synonyms: Circulate, Distribute, Pass Around, Pass On
Specialized synonyms: Manure, Muck, Birdlime, Lime, Circumfuse, Distribute
Derivative terms: Scattering, Spread, Spread, Spread, Spreader
Definition of Scatter
1. v. t. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order.
2. v. i. To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
Definition of Scatter
1. Verb. (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) (physics) To deflect (radiation or particles). ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Scatter
1. to go or send in various directions [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Scatter
1. Spread in irradiation away from its target. (16 Dec 1997)