See Also: scattering(dictionary)
scattering(encyclopedia)
Scattering(medicine)
scattering(2)(dictionary)
scattering(1)(dictionary)
Rayleigh scattering(encyclopedia)
scattering, radiation(medicine)
Thomson scattering(medicine)
Light scattering(medicine)
Compton scattering(medicine)

scattering(1) (iou)



scattering noun. ME.
[from SCATTER verb + -ING1.]
a. A quantity scattered. ME.
b. A small number or amount of something; a small proportion. E17.
The action of SCATTER verb; an instance of this. LME.
Rayleigh scattering, Rutherford scattering, Thomson scattering, etc.
Comb.: scattering angle Physics the angle through which a scattered particle or beam is deflected.