scattering

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about scattering at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. A small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly.

   the first scatterings of green

2. The physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions.
3. A light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby.