adj : spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative, disseminating, spreading]
n 1: the physical process in which particles are deflected
haphazardly as a result of collisions
2: a small number dispersed haphazardly: "the first scatterings
of green" [syn: sprinkling]
3: a light shower that falls in some locations and not others
nearby [syn: sprinkle, sprinkling]
4: spreading widely or driving off [syn: dispersion]
5: the act of scattering [syn: scatter, strewing]