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Scattering

nounid 126248·updated May 18, 2026
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the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

polysemous

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
dispersionscattersprinklesprinkling
plural
Scatterings
possessive
Scattering's
pluralpossessive
Scatterings'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary5 sensesview framework →
§1
the act of scattering
§2
spreading widely or driving off
§3
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
§4
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
§5
a small number of something dispersed haphazardly
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
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