- present participle of scatter.
scattering
Example Sentences
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The stock barely reacted to results of an experiment with the Cleveland Clinic at the start of the month, and didn’t budge when IBM released data from a neutron scattering experiment in March.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
"The scattering amplitudes don't go to infinity. It's better behaved."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
During their week in Vegas, Rose and her daughter fulfilled their plan, scattering her husband Pete's ashes at the MGM Hotel.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
He was disappointed to discover it was nothing more than a scattering of agricultural villages.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The sumbook was opened, spine cracked, pencil marks in the margins, surrounded by a scattering of paper.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Vocabulary lists containing scattering
Physics - Introductory
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Physics - Middle School
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Physics - High School
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