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

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- well below the resonance frequency of the scattering medium (normal dispersion regime), the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth...
- Compton scattering (or the Compton effect) is the quantum theory of high frequency photons scattering following an interaction with a charged particle...
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- trajectory. Scattering or the scattering may also refer to: The Scattering (album), a 1989 album by English rock band Cutting Crew "The Scattering" (Cutting...
- Thomson scattering is the elastic scattering of electromagnetic radiation by a free charged particle, as described by classical electromagnetism. It is...
- Lorenz–Mie solution, the Lorenz–Mie–Debye solution or Mie scattering) describes the scattering of an electromagnetic plane wave by a homogeneous sphere...
- total scattering cross sections are among the most important measurable quantities in nuclear, atomic, and particle physics. With light scattering off of...
- In physics, Raman scattering or the Raman effect (/ˈrɑːmən/) is the inelastic scattering of photons by matter, meaning that there is both an exchange of...
- electron scattering occurs at all and the beam p****es straight through. Single scattering: when an electron is scattered just once. Plural scattering: when...