1. (

• scattering ,
• sprinkling

) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly; "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples" ;

2. (

• scattering

) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions ;

3. (

• scattering ,
• sprinkle ,
• sprinkling

) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby ;

4. (

• dispersion ,
• scattering

) spreading widely or driving off ;

5. (

• scatter ,
• scattering ,
• strewing

) the act of scattering ;