SCATTERINGS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

Example: the first scatterings of green; a sprinkling of grey at his temples

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the act of scattering

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

spreading widely or driving off