scattering

The added scattering produced by these interactions is responsible for the characteristic flattening and eventual increase in electrical resistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

"By accounting for the scattering and absorption by the cloud particles and atmosphere, the model allows us to estimate how strongly the liquid of cloud droplets itself must absorb light."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

The authority hired a falconer and a hawk, but it failed to successfully deter the birds and the plan was hampered by opponents to the measure scattering large quantities of bird feed.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

By contrast, northern England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and north Wales will have a breezy day with sunny spells and a scattering of showers which could be heavy in the west.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

When she did she gasped and dropped the papers, scattering them on the floor.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

Image: DroneSeed Trees can normally regenerate due to the scatterings of pine cones by the wind or with the help of animals.

From The Verge ● Apr. 18, 2022

We know from scatterings of recent history that at this stage of a conflict like the one that continues to unfold in Ukraine, projections months into the future are risky to foolhardy.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 19, 2022

The mauled scatterings of boxes and packages along the train tracks look like the crime scene from a Christmas Eve Santa sleigh-jacking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2022

On one level, Arisen My Senses sounds like chaos: crashing rhythms and overlapping voices that render the lyrics largely incomprehensible, alongside unpredictable scatterings of harp and explosions of electronics.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 24, 2019

The garden sprinklers whirled up in golden founts, filling the soft morning air with scatterings of brightness.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury