scattering
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
the first scatterings of green
Types & categories
- small indefinite quantity hypernym
Related & opposite
- sprinkle derivation
Sense 2 noun
the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
Parts & wholes
- extinction part holonym
Sense 3 noun
a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
Types & categories
- rain shower hypernym
Related & opposite
- patter derivation
Sense 4 noun
spreading widely or driving off
Types & categories
- spread hypernym
- Diaspora hyponym
- dissipation hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the act of scattering
Types & categories
- spreading hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprinkle |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | small indefinite quantity |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | extinction |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | patter |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | rain shower |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Diaspora |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissipation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sprinkle |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | strew |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | spread out |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | spreading |