"scattering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskætəɹɪŋ/ Forms: scatterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scattering (plural scatterings)
  1. A small quantity of something beeing dispersed (at random points). Translations (small quantity of something dispersed at random points): Verstreuung [feminine] (German), Verstreuen [neuter] (German), Aufstreuung [feminine] (German), Aufstreuen [neuter] (German), Ausstreuung [feminine] (German), Ausstreuen [neuter] (German), Streuung [feminine] (German), Streuen [neuter] (German), Streuvorgang [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-scattering-en-noun-6ThlzJ7S Disambiguation of 'small quantity of something dispersed at random points': 86 5 9
  2. (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.
    Sense id: en-scattering-en-noun-knrLIay~
  3. (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions. Categories (topical): Physics Translations (physical process): разсейване (razsejvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 散射 (sǎnshè) (Chinese Mandarin), rozptyl [masculine] (Czech), verspreiding (Dutch), verstrooiing (Dutch), sironta (Finnish), diffusion [feminine] (French), éparpillement [masculine] (French), dispersión [feminine] (Galician), Streuung [feminine] (German), Zerstreuung [feminine] (German), Ausbreitung [feminine] (German), Streuvorgang [masculine] (German), Streuprozess [masculine] (German), рассеивание (rasseivanije) [neuter] (Russian), بکھراو (bikhrāv) [feminine] (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-scattering-en-noun-85qJyRZo Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'physical process': 6 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: light-scattering

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskætəɹɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scattering
  1. present participle and gerund of scatter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scatter
    Sense id: en-scattering-en-verb-upc5Sb6U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 14 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 13 16 45

Inflected forms

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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zerstreuung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausbreitung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Streuvorgang"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Streuprozess"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasseivanije",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "рассеивание"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bikhrāv",
      "sense": "physical process",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بکھراو"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "scattering"
  ],
  "word": "scattering"
}

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