Definition for Scattering:

• the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

Synonyms for Scattering:

• adj.

  •few (adjective)
  • few,
  • some.
  •uneven (adjective)
  • scattered.

• n.

  •
  • group,
  • minority.
  •disappearance (noun)
  • dissipation.
  •dispersion (noun)
  • breakup,
  • dislocation,
  • refraction,
  • evaporation,
  • detachment,
  • disbursement,
  • disjunction,
  • disconnection,
  • separation,
  • disintegration,
  • dissolution,
  • evanescence,
  • divergence.
  •scattering (noun)
  • disseminative,
  • dispersive,
  • distributive,
  • spreading,
  • scatter,
  • strewing,
  • sprinkle,
  • diffusive.

• pron.

  •few (pronoun)
  • smatter,
  • small number.

• v.

  •deranging (verb)
  • roiling,
  • tumbling,
  • Scrambling,
  • perturbing,
  • tossing,
  • Roughening,
  • Disordering,
  • agitating,
  • Rummaging,
  • Rumpling,
  • Muddling,
  • confounding,
  • troubling,
  • Botching,
  • whipping,
  • Messing,
  • Cluttering,
  • Blurring,
  • Disarranging,
  • Discomposing,
  • Convulsing,
  • mixing up,
  • Displacing,
  • capsizing,
  • Ruffling,
  • meddling,
  • fermenting,
  • Mislaying,
  • Misplacing,
  • Deranging,
  • upsetting,
  • tousling,
  • rippling,
  • Hashing,
  • Dislocating,
  • swirling,
  • Jumbling,
  • Disheveling,
  • Disorganizing,
  • churning,
  • tampering,
  • disturbing,
  • Whisking,
  • Mussing,
  • confusing.
  •dispersing (verb)
  • disseminating,
  • Dissipating,
  • Distributing,
  • breaking up,
  • Dispensing,
  • Dispersing,
  • Disbanding.
  •repulsing (verb)
  • repelling.
  •scattering (verb)
  • radiating,
  • Detaching,
  • diverging,
  • Refracting,
  • Diffracting,
  • Doling,
  • Disbursing,
  • Disintegrating,
  • diffusing,
  • Evanescing,
  • Disconnecting,
  • Separating,
  • Evaporating,
  • dissolving.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • handful.
  •n.
  • dash,
  • diffraction,
  • diffusion,
  • dispersal,
  • dispersion,
  • distribution,
  • exile,
  • litter,
  • radiation,
  • sprinkling,
  • stampede.

Paraphrases for Scattering:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    scatter.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dissipation.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    mail-out, disseminating.
  • Proper noun, singular
    disseminating.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dispersive, webcasting, airplay, disseminating.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Transferring, circulating, decentralizing, Propagating, transmitting, Dispersing, diffusing, Presenting, streaming, Diversifying, imparting, reaching, Relaying, releasing, Delivering, sending, informing, Dispensing, expanding, showcasing, disclosing, Promoting, raining, conveying, flying, Diluting, dividing, supplying, giving, Spanning, getting, making, airing, disseminating.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    dissemination.
  • Proper noun, singular
    dissemination, diffusion.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dispersion, dispersal, fragmentation, sparsity, propagation, dissemination, airing, diffusion, sparse.

Antonyms for Scattering:

• n.

  • Other antonyms:
    gobs, quantity, army, deal, majority, legion, profusion, REAMS, thousands, lot, concentration, surplus, loads, peck, gazillion, abundance, crowd, most, assembly, plenty, slew, horde, flock, slather, oodles, mountain, zillion, excess, wealth, host, many, multitude, collection, much, gathering, scads, heap, wad, pile, plenitude, mass, stack, raft.

Homophones for Scattering:

• staring, streaming, suturing, shoe string, strong, starring, strain gage, sternness, string cheese, steatornis, star anise, stirring, strange, strenuous, strain gauge, strings, strewing, sauternes, shattering, storminess, st. irenaeus, southernness, string, steering, socket wrench, stringy, storm sash, shuddering, straying, sturnus, shoestring, straining, sweet orange.

Holonyms for Scattering:

• n.

  • process
    extinction.

Hyponym for Scattering:

• n.

  • process
    activity, action, natural process, natural action.
  • quantity
    small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity.