Definition of Scattering. Meaning of Scattering. Synonyms of Scattering

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Definition of Scattering

Scattering
Scattering Scat"ter*ing, a. Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.
Scattering
Scatter Scat"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering.] [OE. scateren. See Shatter.] 1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are scattered all the floor about. --Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains? --Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior. 2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak. 3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like. Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
Scattering
Scattering Scat"ter*ing, n. Act of strewing about; something scattered. --South.

Meaning of Scattering from wikipedia

- connection between light scattering and acoustic scattering in the 1870s. Near the end of the 19th century, the scattering of cathode rays (electron...
- Rayleigh scattering (/ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee) is the scattering or deflection of light, or other electromagnetic radiation, by particles with a size much smaller...
- Compton scattering (or the Compton effect) is the quantum theory of high frequency photons scattering following an interaction with a charged particle...
- scatter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scatter may refer to: Scattering, in physics, the study of collisions Statistical dispersion or scatter Scatter...
- widespread use of scattering in particle physics to study subatomic matter. Rutherford scattering or Coulomb scattering is the elastic scattering of charged...
- scattering is a wide range of physical processes where moving particles or radiation are forced to deviate from a straight trajectory. Scattering or...
- Lorenz–Mie solution, the Lorenz–Mie–Debye solution or Mie scattering) describes the scattering of an electromagnetic plane wave by a homogeneous sphere...
- Thomson scattering is the elastic scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a free charged particle, as described by classical electromagnetism. It is...
- In chemistry and physics, Raman scattering or the Raman effect (/ˈrɑːmən/) is the inelastic scattering of photons by matter, meaning that there is both...
- Elastic scattering is a form of particle scattering in scattering theory, nuclear physics and particle physics. In this process, the internal states of...