Scatter

Word SCATTER
Character 7
Hyphenation scat ter
Pronunciations /ˈskætə/

Definitions and meanings of "Scatter"

What do we mean by scatter?

To cause to separate and go in different directions. intransitive verb

To distribute loosely; strew. intransitive verb

To be strewn over or across. intransitive verb

To diffuse or deflect (radiation or particles). intransitive verb

To allow (hits or walks) in small numbers over several innings. Used of a pitcher. intransitive verb

To separate and go in different directions; disperse. intransitive verb

The act of scattering or the condition of being scattered. noun

Something scattered. noun

In optics, to reflect diffusely or irregularly, as from a rough surface.

To throw loosely about; strew; sprinkle.

To besprinkle or strew as with something thrown here and there.

To separate and drive off in disorder and in all directions; rout; put to disorderly retreat or flight; disperse; dissipate: as, to scatter an enemy's forces; to scatter a mob.

Hence To throw into confusion; overthrow; dispel; put to flight: as, to scatter hopes, fears, plans, etc.

To let fall as by accident or at random; drop.

Synonyms To diffuse, spread, distribute.

3 and Disperse, Dispel, etc. See dissipate.

To separate and disperse; proceed in different directions; hence, to go hither and thither at random.

Specifically, to throw shot too loosely or without concentration of the charge: said of a gun.

To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate. intransitive verb

The act of scattering or dispersing.

A collection of dispersed objects.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Scatter

The word "scatter" in example sentences

Once a scatter is attached, a right side of a shade should demeanour similar to this. ❋ Admin (2009)

"With our approach we hit fully linear parallelism because we take all the source systems and we essentially do what we call scatter the data," explained Ben Wether, director of product management at Greenplum. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Turn a ends of a scatter up as good as in to a join stipend creation certain a complete scatter is inside of a accomplished width of a shade, or 5/8 from a edge. ❋ Admin (2009)

"The (team's) paper falls short of establishing that this thin scatter of rubbish was left by chimpanzees," White wrote in an e-mail. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The analyst, who called the growth in P2P “explosive,” observed that the RIAA strategy was like chasing cockroaches that scatter from the light, stressing that for each P2P network targeted, there are ample more to step up and bring on more users. ❋ Unknown (2005)

"Scatter," said he in English -- "scatter without adieus, and all to the fore by morning search back to the Brig of Urchy, comrades there till the middle of the day, then the devil take the hindmost." ❋ Neil Munro (N/A)

Buying spots when the season is under way, rather than ahead of time in the upfront market, is called the scatter market. ❋ By STUART ELLIOTT (2011)

As demand for blurbs has increased in the past few months, prices have skyrocketed in the short-term scatter sales market to as much as 25%-30% more than advertisers paid in last year's upfront. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In recent years, lower ratings have often raised prices for ads sold close to the airdate -- known as "scatter" -- because networks had to give away ad time to make up for shortfalls, decreasing their inventory. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A stronger "scatter" -- or spot -- market for primetime inventory will help ad sales, making them more of a value than normal. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Still, it’s kind of hilarious to watch them scatter from the light. ❋ Lyda222 (2007)

More photos and interactive graphics While Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman blamed the slower ad growth on viewing declines for rerun TV episodes on some channels, he warned that the company would face "headwinds" through the end of the year because of softer demand from advertisers for ads sold close to when they air, known as "scatter." ❋ Sam Schechner (2011)

Broadcast networks typically sell about three quarters of their commercial inventory for the coming season in the upfront, keeping the rest to sell closer to when they air, in a marketplace called "scatter." ❋ Sam Schechner (2011)

Traditionally, those advertisers who failed to make those bulk advertising deals were stuck buying overpriced remaining slots from a handful of advertising brokers in what's known as the "scatter" market. ❋ Nathan Newman (2012)

But growth in the upfront is expected to be even sharper in part because of the unusually heated market last fall and this spring for ads sold close to when they air, known as "scatter." ❋ Sam Schechner (2011)

"It has slowed slightly these last few weeks," Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Bob Iger said Thursday, referring to the "scatter" market, for commercials sold close to when they air. ❋ Suzanne Vranica (2011)

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