| a. | 1. | Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes. |
| n. | 1. | Act of strewing about; something scattered. |
| Noun | 1. | scattering - the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions |
| 2. | scattering - a small number dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green" Synonyms: sprinkling | |
| 3. | scattering - a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby Synonyms: sprinkle, sprinkling | |
| 4. | scattering - spreading widely or driving off Synonyms: dispersion | |
| 5. | scattering - the act of scattering | |
| Adj. | 1. | scattering - spreading by diffusion |