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(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. / (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. / (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

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scatter

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈskætə/

Verb

ergative transitive intransitive

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. / (transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. / (transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

Japanese Meaning

（自動詞）ばらばらに散る、散らばる / （他動詞）散らす、ばら撒く、散布する / （他動詞・物理）放射や粒子を散乱させる

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A gust of wind will scatter the papers across the lawn.

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突風が書類を芝生の上に散らすだろう。

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Sense（1）

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

The crowd scattered in terror.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To distribute loosely as by sprinkling.

Her ashes were scattered at the top of a waterfall.

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Sense（3）

(transitive, physics) To deflect (radiation or particles).

Chasca's ring is unique. It appears to be, for lack of a better term, a massive piece of alien "installation art." The rings are made of small pieces of synthetic material, and are almost invisible from space. From the ground, they catch and scatter the light of Matano in picturesque ways. It is not known who created the ring or when.

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