plural of scattering

present participle and gerund of scatter

A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points. / (elections) The total number of votes awarded to nonmajor or unlisted candidates.

One who, or that which, scatters.

plural of scatterer

plural of scatteration

A scattered arrangement.

The act of scattering or dispersing. / A collection of dispersed objects.

simple past tense and past participle of scatter

Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units. / Seemingly randomly distributed. / (meteorology, of clouds) Covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.