scattering

Other forms of scattering

plural

scatterings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scattering

What does scattering mean?

scattering means "a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scattering?

scattering has 3 syllables: scat-te-ring. The stress falls on "scat". In IPA it is /ˈskætɚɪŋ/.

What is another word for scattering?

Close synonyms include sprinkling, sprinkle, sprinkling, dispersion, scatter. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scattering a common word?

scattering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.