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Directions Physics Noun Scatter |ˈskatə| Verb Throw Random

Front scatter
|ˈskatə|
Back verb
1
throw in various random directions:
2
(of a group of people or animals) separate and move off quickly in different directions:
3
Physics
deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles).
4
Baseball
pitch (balls) effectively, allowing several hits but little or no scoring.
noun
1
a small, dispersed amount of something:
2
Statistics
the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ.
3
Physics
the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles.

DERIVATIVES
scatterer
noun

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