scatter: Meaning and Definition of

scat•ter

1. to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
2. to separate and drive off in various directions; disperse: to scatter a crowd.
1. to refract or diffract (light or other electromagnetic radiation) irregularly so as to diffuse in many directions.
2. (of a medium) to diffuse or deflect (light or other wave phenomena) by collisions between the wave and particles of the medium.

1. to separate and disperse; go in different directions.

1. the act of scattering.
2. something that is scattered.