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Meaning of Scattering | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈskætəɹɪŋ

Definitions

  1. A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
  2. The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
  3. The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.

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Examples

“There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.”
“Only a light scattering of flaws sticks out.”
“There was something distinctly low-key, even wilfully alienating about the band’s performance. A scattering of OK Computer tracks were interspersed with more abstract latterday material – the clatter of 15 Step and Myxamatosis.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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