Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - scatter
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Scatter
scatter
~ v 1 to throw or drop a lot of things over a wide area in an irregular way (scatter sth over/on/around) (Books lay scattered all over the floor. | scatter sth with sth) (The sky was scattered with stars.) 2 if a group of people scatter, or if something scatters them, everyone suddenly moves in different directions, especially to escape danger (There was a sudden crack of gunfire and the crowd scattered in all directions) 3 be scattered to the four winds literary to be broken up or separated and lost (- see also scattered, scattering)
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(scatters, scattering, scattered) 1. If you scatter things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area. She tore the rose apart and scattered the petals over the grave... He began by scattering seed and putting in plants. VERB: V n prep/adv, V n 2. If a group of people scatter or if you scatter them, they suddenly separate and move in different directions. After dinner, everyone scattered... The cavalry scattered them and chased them off the field. VERB: V, V n 3. see also scattered, scattering ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English scateren, schateren to disperse, break up, destroy; akin to Middle Dutch schaderen to ~ Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to separate widely b. to cause to vanish 2. archaic to fling away heedlessly ; squander 3. to distribute irregularly 4. to sow by casting in all directions ; strew 5. a. to reflect irregularly and diffusely b. to cause (a beam of radiation) to diffuse or disperse 6. to divide into ineffectual small portions intransitive verb 1. to separate and go in various directions ; disperse 2. to occur or fall irregularly or at random • ~er noun Synonyms: ~, disperse, dissipate, dispel mean to cause to separate or break up. ~ implies a force that drives parts or units irregularly in many directions the bowling ball ~ed the pins. disperse implies a wider separation and a complete breaking up of a mass or group police dispersed the crowd. dissipate stresses complete disintegration or dissolution and final disappearance the fog was dissipated by the morning sun. dispel stresses a driving away or getting rid of as if by ~ing an authoritative statement that dispelled all doubt. II. noun Date: 1642 1. the act of ~ing 2. a small quantity or number irregularly distributed or strewn about ; ~ing 3. the state or extent of being ~ed; especially dispersion ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a throw here and there; strew (scattered gravel on the road). b cover by scattering (scattered the road with gravel). 2 tr. & intr. a move or cause to move in flight etc.; disperse (scattered to safety at the sound). b disperse or cause (hopes, clouds, etc.) to disperse. 3 tr. (as scattered adj.) not clustered together; wide apart; sporadic (scattered villages). 4 tr. Physics deflect or diffuse (light, particles, etc.). 5 a intr. (of esp. a shotgun) fire a charge of shot diffusely. b tr. fire (a charge) in this way. --n. 1 the act or an instance of scattering. 2 a small amount scattered. 3 the extent of distribution of esp. shot. Phrases and idioms scatter cushions (or rugs, etc.) cushions, rugs, etc., placed here and there for effect. scatter-shot n. & adj. US firing at random. Derivatives scatterer n. Etymology: ME, prob. var. of SHATTER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) рассеяние рассеивать 2) разброс (значений) - ionospheric scatter - tropospheric scatter ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) затрусить 2) натрясти 3) разбрасывать 4) разброс 5) разбросать 6) развеивать 7) разволакивать 8) разворошить 9) разлетаться 10) рассеивание 11) рассеивать 12) рассыпать 13) растрясать scatter radio link — вторичная радиолиния - center of scatter - incoherent scatter - internal scatter - irregular scatter - measure of scatter - n-dimensional scatter - nonuniform scatter - one-dimensional scatter - random scatter - scatter a quantum - scatter band - scatter beam - scatter chart - scatter coefficient - scatter electrons - scatter factor - scatter neutrons - scatter of data - scatter of points - scatter of readings - scatter particles - scatter plot - scatter radiation - scatter ratio - two-dimensional scatter - within-sample scatter ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. гл. 1) разбрасывать 2) размещать, рассредоточивать 3) разъединять - scatter fields with seeds 2. сущ. 1) рассеивание 2) разброс - incoherent scatter - random scatter - scatter of points - uniform scatter ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. рассеивание; разброс scatter bomb —- авиационная осколочная бомба с большой площадью поражения 2. редк. разбрасывание 3. физ. рассеяние 4. редк. небольшое количество (рассеянное по поверхности и т. п.) 5. разбрасывать, рассыпать, раскидывать; расшвыривать to scatter seed —- разбрасывать семена to scatter sand —- рассыпать песок to scatter far and wide (everywhere) —- раскидывать повсюду he scattered his papers all over the room —- он разбросал свои бумаги по всей комнате 6. воен. рассеивать, разбрасывать 7. размещать (в разных местах, на разном расстоянии) garrisons were scattered up and down the country —- гарнизоны были разбросаны по всей стране I've scattered some ashtrays around the room so that cigarettes don't get trodden into the floor —- я расставила пепельницы в разных местах комнаты, чтобы окурки не валялись на полу 8. разгонять, рассеивать to scatter the birds —- вспугнуть птиц the police scattered the crowd —- полиция разогнала толпу 9. рассеиваться, расходиться the flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired —- птицы разлетелись, когда раздался выстрел the clouds scattered before the wind —- подул ветер, и тучи рассеялись the tourists scattered about the town —- туристы разбрелись по городу the boys scattered to look for mushrooms —- мальчики разбежались в разные стороны в поисках грибов 10. воен. рассредоточиваться,...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) разбрасывать, раскидывать, рассыпать; расшвыривать; Why do you have to scatter your clothes about the house? Scatter some of this powder round the roots to help the plant grow. 2) посыпать, усыпать (with); Her life was not scattered with roses. 3) рассеивать, разгонять; the police scattered the demonstration - полиция разогнала демонстрацию 4) рассеиваться; бросаться врассыпную 5) разбивать, разрушать; all our hopes and plans were scattered - все наши надежды рухнули, планы потерпели крах 6) расточать; сорить (деньгами); to scatter ones inheritance - промотать наследство Syn: broadcast, diffuse, disperse, disseminate Ant: gather, unite ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., possibly a northern Eng. variant of M.E. schateren (see shatter), reflecting Norse influence. Scatterbrain is first recorded 1790. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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