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[ˈskatə], (Verb)
Definitions:
- throw in various random directions
(e.g: scatter the coconut over the icing)
- (of a group of people or animals) separate and move off quickly in different directions
(e.g: the roar made the dogs scatter)
- deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles)
(e.g: the light is scattered as it strikes particles suspended in the air)
- (of a pitcher) allow (several hits) at intervals so as to result in little or no scoring
(e.g: Fernandez struck out 14 while scattering three hits over eight scoreless innings)
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Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): probably a variant of shatter
[ˈskatə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small, dispersed amount of something
(e.g: a scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth)
- the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ
- the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles
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Origin
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Middle English (as a verb): probably a variant of shatter
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