scattering

Noun
  1. A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly (synset 113784106)
    "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
    is a type of: small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
    same as: sprinkling
  2. The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions (synset 113574454)
    is a type of: action, activity, natural action, natural process - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
    is a part of: extinction - the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation
  3. A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby (synset 111526585)
    is a type of: rain shower, shower - a brief period of precipitation
    same as: sprinkle, sprinkling
  4. Spreading widely or driving off (synset 107346359)
    is a type of: spread, spreading - process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    subtypes:
    • diaspora - the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
    • dissipation - breaking up and scattering by dispersion
    same as: dispersion
  5. The act of scattering (synset 100369946)
    is a type of: spread, spreading - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    same as: scatter, strewing

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