Meaning of Scattering | Babel Free
ˈskætəɹɪŋDefinitions
- A small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
- The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
- The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.
Equivalents
Čeština
rozptyl
Deutsch
Aufstreuen
Aufstreuung
Ausbreitung
ausstreuen
Ausstreuung
Streuen
Streuprozess
Streuung
Streuvorgang
Verstreuen
Verstreuung
Zerstreuung
Galego
dispersión
עברית
פיזור
Bahasa Indonesia
hamburan
Italiano
scattering
Русский
рассе́ивание
Svenska
skingring
Українська
рознос
اردو
بکھراو
Tiếng Việt
Tân Xã
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
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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