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scattering

[skat-er-ing] / ˈskæt ər ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
uneven
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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 new study focused on scattering amplitudes, mathematical expressions describing the outcomes of particle collisions.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Visible affects are evident from major events, such as last year's forest fires in Canada or storms in the Sahara lifting up dust and scattering it across Europe and the UK.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Whatever the weight, a falling pot always sends seamen scattering; the close calls have been many.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Leaves of unraveling newspaper blow into the rank water that runs in an open ditch; the newspaper wheels along the street, scattering its sheets onto the water, where they float as translucent squares of lace.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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