scattering

adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: {diffusing(a)}, {diffusive}, {dispersive},

{disseminative}, {disseminating}, {spreading}]

n 1: a small number dispersed haphazardly: "the first scatterings

of green" [syn: {sprinkling}]

2: the physical process in which particles are deflected

haphazardly as a result of collisions

3: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others

nearby [syn: {sprinkle}, {sprinkling}]

4: driving off or spreading widely [syn: {dispersion}]

5: the act of scattering [syn: {scatter}, {strewing}]