Translate scatter | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of scatter
verb
[with object] throw in various random directions:scatter the coconut over the icing his family is hoping to scatter his ashes at sea (
be scattered)
[usually with adverbial] occur or be found at intervals rather than all together:there are many mills scattered throughout the marshlands (as adjective scattered)a scattered mountain community (of a group of people or animals) separate and move off quickly in different directions:the roar made the dogs scatter cause (a group of people or animals) to separate and move off quickly in different directions:he charged across the foyer, scattering people (usually
be scattered with)
cover (a surface) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it:sandy beaches scattered with driftwood Physics deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles).
noun
a small, dispersed amount of something:a scatter of houses on the north shore Statistics the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ. Physics the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles.
