English-Thai Dictionary
scatter
N การ ทำให้ กระจาย การโปรย การหว่าน kan-tam-hai-kra-jai
scatter
VI กระจาย แผ่ ขยาย แตกแยก แพร่ ระบาด kra-jai
scatter
VT ทำให้ กระจาย โปรย โรย หว่าน diverge disperse assemble collect gather tam-hai-kra-jai
scatter
VT ทำให้ แยกย้าย กัน ไป tam-hai-yeak-yai-kan-pai
scatter
VT ทำให้ แสง หรือ รังสี หักเห tam-hai-sang-rue-rang-se-hang-hea
scatter about / around / round
PHRV ทำให้ กระจัดกระจาย ทั่ว dot about tam-hai-kra-jad-kra-jai-tua
scatterbrain
N คน ประมาท คน ขี้หลงขี้ลืม คน ไม่ มีสมาธิ คน เลินเล่อ bungler kon-pra-mad
scatterbrained
ADJ ไม่ รอบคอบ เลินเล่อ ประมาท มี จิตใจ ที่ ไม่ มุ่งมั่น emptyheaded giddy silly stupid mai-rob-kob
scattered
ADJ กระจัดกระจาย ไม่เป็นระเบียบ ระเนระนาด เกลื่อนกลาด strewed kra-jad-kra-jai
scattergood
N คนที่ ใช้ เงิน อย่าง ฟุ่มเฟือย
scattering
ADJ กระจัดกระจาย แตก กระเจิง แพร่กระจาย uneven kra-jad-kra-jai
scattering
N การ กระจัดกระจาย การ แตก กระเจิง การ แพร่กระจาย distribution radiation kan-kra-jad-kra-jai
scatteringly
ADV อย่าง เกลื่อนกลาด อย่าง กระจัดกระจาย yang-kiad-klad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SCATTER
v.t.[L. scateo, discutio; Gr. to scatter, to discuss. This word may be formed on the root of discutio. The primary sense is to drive or throw. ] 1. To disperse; to dissipate; to separate or remove things to a distance from each other.
From thence did the Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. Genesis 11:9.
I will scatter you among the heathen. Leviticus 26:33.
2. To throw loosely about; to sprinkle; as, to scatter seed in sowing.
Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, soft quiet, gentle love and endless joy.
3. To spread or set thinly.
Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, their scatter'd cottages, and ample plains.
SCATTER
v.i. 1. To be dispersed or dissipated. The clouds scatter after a storm.
2. To be liberal to the poor; to be charitable. Proverbs 11:24.
SCATTERED
pp. 1. Dispersed; dissipated; thinly spread; sprinkled or thinly spread over.
2. In botany, irregular in position; without any apparent regular order; as scattered branches.
SCATTEREDLY
adv. In a dispersed manner; separately. [Not much used. ]
SCATTERING
ppr. 1. Dispersing; spreading thinly; sprinkling.
2. a. Not united; divided among many; as scattering votes.
SCATTERINGLY
adv. Loosely; in a dispersed manner; thinly; as habitations scatteringly placed over the country.
SCATTERLING
n.A vagabond; one that no fixed habitation or residence. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SCATTER
Scat "ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scattered; p. pr. & vb. n. Scattering. ]Etym: [OE. scateren. See Shatter. ]
1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order. And some are scattered all the floor about. Chaucer. Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains, Their scattered cottages, and ample plains Dryden. Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly, Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. Prior.
2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse. Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. Shak.
3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like.
Syn. -- To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.
SCATTER
SCATTER Scat "ter, v. i.
Defn: To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm.
SCATTER-BRAIN
SCATTER-BRAIN Scat "ter-brain `, n.
Defn: A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration or attention. [Written also scatter-brains.]
SCATTER-BRAINED
SCATTER-BRAINED Scat "ter-brained `, a.
Defn: Giddy; thoughtless.
SCATTERED
SCATTERED Scat "tered, a.
1. Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.
2. (Bot. )
Defn: Irregular in position; having no regular order; as, scattered leaves. -- Scat "tered *ly, adv. -- Scat "tered *ness, n.
SCATTERGOOD
SCATTERGOOD Scat "ter *good `, n.
Defn: One who wastes; a spendthrift.
SCATTERING
SCATTERING Scat "ter *ing, a.
Defn: Going or falling in various directions; not united or agregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.
SCATTERING
SCATTERING Scat "ter *ing, n.
Defn: Act of strewing about; something scattered. South.
SCATTERINGLY
SCATTERINGLY Scat "ter *ing *ly, adv.
Defn: In a scattering manner; dispersedly.
SCATTERLING
Scat "ter *ling, n. Etym: [Scatter + -ling. ]
Defn: One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond. [Obs. ] "Foreign scatterlings." Spenser.
New American Oxford Dictionary
scatter
scat ter |ˈskatər ˈskædər | ▶verb [ with obj. ] throw in various random directions: scatter the coconut over the icing | his family is hoping to scatter his ashes at sea. • (be scattered ) [ usu. with adverbial ] occur or be found at intervals rather than all together: there are many mills scattered throughout the marshlands | (as adj. scattered ) : a scattered mountain community. • (of a group of people or animals ) separate and move off quickly in different directions: the roar made the dogs scatter. • cause (a group or people or animals ) to act in such a way: he charged across the foyer, scattering people. • (usu. be scattered with ) cover (a surface ) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it: sandy beaches scattered with driftwood. • Physics deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles ). ▶noun a small, dispersed amount of something: a scatter of houses on the north shore. • Statistics the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ. • Physics the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles. DERIVATIVES scat ter a ble adjective, scat ter a tion |ˌskatəˈrāSHən |noun, scat ter er noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): probably a variant of shatter .
scatterbrain
scat ter brain |ˈskatərˌbrān ˈskædərˌbreɪn | ▶noun a person who tends to be disorganized and lacking in concentration.
scatterbrained
scat ter brained |ˈskatərˌbrānd | ▶adjective (of a person ) disorganized and lacking in concentration.
scatter cushion
scat |ter cush |ion ▶noun a small cushion designed to be placed randomly so as to create a casual effect and to be moved as required.
scatter diagram
scat ter di a gram |ˈskætərɡræm | ▶noun Statistics a graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes, the pattern of the resulting points revealing any correlation present.
scattergram
scat ter gram |ˈskatərˌgram ˈskædərɡræm |(also scattergraph ) ▶noun another term for scatter diagram.
scattergun
scat ter gun |ˈskatərˌgən ˈskædərˌɡən | ▶noun a shotgun. ▶adjective another term for scattershot.
scattering
scat ter ing |ˈskatəriNG ˈskæd (ə )rɪŋ | ▶noun [ in sing. ] an act of scattering something. • a small, dispersed amount of something: the scattering of freckles across her cheeks and forehead. • Physics the process in which electromagnetic radiation or particles are deflected or diffused.
scattering angle
scat ter ing an gle ▶noun Physics the angle through which a scattered particle or beam is deflected.
scatterplot
scat ter plot |ˈskatərˌplät ˈskædərplɑt |(also scatter plot ) ▶noun another term for scatter diagram.
scatter rug
scat ter rug ▶noun another term for throw rug.
scattershot
scat ter shot |ˈskatərˌSHät ˈskædərˌʃɑt | ▶adjective denoting something that is broad but random and haphazard in its range: a scattershot collection of stories.
Oxford Dictionary
scatter
scat |ter |ˈskatə | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 throw in various random directions: scatter the coconut over the icing | his family are hoping to scatter his ashes at sea. • cover (a surface ) with objects thrown or spread randomly over it: sandy beaches scattered with driftwood. • (be scattered ) [ usu. with adverbial ] occur or be found at intervals rather than all together: there are many watermills scattered throughout the marshlands | (as adj. scattered ) : a scattered cliff-top community. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a group of people or animals ) separate and move off quickly in different directions: the roar made the dogs scatter. • [ with obj. ] cause (a group of people or animals ) to move off quickly in different directions: he charged across the foyer, scattering people. 3 Physics deflect or diffuse (electromagnetic radiation or particles ). 4 Baseball pitch (balls ) effectively, allowing several hits but little or no scoring. ▶noun 1 a small, dispersed amount of something: a scatter of boulders round the pothole mouth. 2 [ mass noun ] Statistics the degree to which repeated measurements or observations of a quantity differ. 3 [ mass noun ] Physics the scattering of light, other electromagnetic radiation, or particles. DERIVATIVES scatterer noun ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): probably a variant of shatter .
scatterbrain
scat ¦ter |brain |ˈskatəbreɪn | ▶noun a person who tends to be disorganized and lacking in concentration.
scatterbrained
scat ¦ter |brained |ˈskatəbreɪnd | ▶adjective (of a person ) disorganized and lacking in concentration.
scatter cushion
scat |ter cush |ion ▶noun a small cushion designed to be placed randomly so as to create a casual effect and to be moved as required.
scatter diagram
scatter diagram |ˈskatəɡram |(also scatter plot ) ▶noun Statistics a graph in which the values of two variables are plotted along two axes, the pattern of the resulting points revealing any correlation present.
scattergram
scattergram (also scattergraph ) ▶noun another term for scatter diagram.
scattergun
scat ¦ter |gun |ˈskatəɡʌn | ▶adjective another term for scattershot. ▶noun N. Amer. a shotgun.
scattering
scat ¦ter |ing |ˈskatərɪŋ | ▶noun 1 an act of scattering something. • a small, dispersed amount of something: the scattering of freckles across her cheeks and forehead. 2 [ mass noun ] Physics the process in which electromagnetic radiation or particles are deflected or diffused.
scattering angle
scat ¦ter |ing angle ▶noun Physics the angle through which a scattered particle or beam is deflected.
scatter rug
scat |ter rug ▶noun a small decorative rug designed to be placed with a casual effect and moved as required.
scattershot
scat ¦ter |shot |ˈskatəʃɒt | ▶adjective denoting something that is broad but random and haphazard in its range: you cannot take a scattershot approach to a public relations campaign.
American Oxford Thesaurus
scatter
scatter verb 1 the papers were scattered by the sudden breeze | scatter the seeds as evenly as possible: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, disseminate; literary bestrew. ANTONYMS gather. 2 the crowd scattered | onlookers were scattered in all directions: disperse, break up, disband, separate, move /go in different directions, go separate ways; dissipate, dissolve; drive, send, put to flight, chase. ANTONYMS assemble. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD scatter, broadcast, diffuse, dispel, disperse, disseminate, dissipate If you scatter something, you throw it about in different directions, often using force (the wind scattered leaves around the yard ). Disperse implies a scattering that completely breaks up a mass or assemblage and spreads the units far and wide (the crowd dispersed as soon as the storm arrived; the ships were so widely dispersed that they couldn't see each other ). To dispel is to scatter or to drive away something that obscures, confuses, or bothers (to dispel her fears ), while to diffuse is to lessen the intensity of something by spreading it out over a broader area (the curtains diffused the bright sunlight pouring in the window ). Dissipate suggests that something has completely dissolved, disintegrated, or vanished (early-morning mist dissipated by the sun ). Broadcast originally meant to scatter seed, but it is also used figuratively to mean make public (The news of the president's defeat was broadcast the next morning ). Disseminate also means to publish or make public, but it implies a wider audience and usually a longer duration. You can spend a lifetime disseminating knowledge, in other words, but you would broadcast the news of the birth of your first grandchild. These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
scatterbrain
scatterbrain noun he's such a scatterbrain that he missed his own birthday: absentminded person; informal airhead, flake, ditz, space cadet.
scatterbrained
scatterbrained adjective my scatterbrained kids left their jackets on the bus: absentminded, forgetful, disorganized; dreamy, with one's head in the clouds, with a mind /memory like a sieve, featherbrained, birdbrained, giddy; informal dizzy, dippy, ditzy, flaky, scatty, not with it, out to lunch.
Oxford Thesaurus
scatter
scatter verb 1 he broke the slices of bread into pieces and scattered them over the lake | scatter the seeds as evenly as possible: throw, strew, toss, fling; sprinkle, spread, distribute, sow, broadcast, intersperse, disseminate; shower, spatter, spray; literary bestrew. ANTONYMS collect, gather. 2 the police fired over their heads and the crowd scattered | he spurred his horse forward, scattering onlookers in all directions: disperse, break up, disband, separate, move /go in different directions, go separate ways; dissipate, disintegrate, dissolve; drive, send, put to flight, chase. ANTONYMS assemble, converge, congregate. 3 the sky above them was scattered with stars: fleck, stud, dot, cover, sprinkle, stipple, spot, pepper; litter; literary bestud. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD scatter, disperse, dissipate These words all describe the spreading out or elimination of something or a group of things that originally formed a concentrated or closely knit whole. ■ Scatter emphasizes the random distribution of something over a wide area (the occupants had scattered far and wide | sow thinly in rows, rather than scattering the seeds randomly ). ■ With disperse, the emphasis is primarily on the parting and spreading out of people or things rather than on where they all go (troops were deployed to disperse the protesters ), but the result will probably be more even or organized than with scatter. Unlike scatter, disperse can refer to the thinning of mist, cloud, and similar concentrations of small particles (the blanket of fog above their heads began to disperse ). ■ With dissipate, the emphasis is more on the actual loss of a commodity, substance, or form of energy than on the manner of its going: something that is dissipated is spread out so thinly that it is no longer detectable or usable (the semiconductor has low power requirements, thereby dissipating little heat ). Dissipate can also describe the thinning of mist or cloud; unlike disperse, it is extended to the fading away of emotions, especially unpleasant ones (she waited a moment for her exasperation to dissipate ). If money or resources are dissipated, they are squandered on something or other (he turned out to be a waster and dissipated his fortune ).These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
scatterbrained
scatterbrained adjective a scatterbrained young woman: absent-minded, forgetful, with a mind like a sieve, disorganized, unsystematic; dreamy, wool-gathering, with one's head in the clouds, feather-brained, feather-headed, birdbrained, empty-headed, erratic, giddy; informal scatty, dizzy, dippy, not with it. ANTONYMS organized, together.
scattering
scattering noun a scattering of freckles across the bridge of her nose: handful, few, one or two, not many, a small number; sprinkling, dusting, smattering, smatter.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
scatter
scat ter /skǽtə r /〖語源は 「粉みじんにする (shatter )」〗動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ / (!be ～edなど分詞形容詞用法については →scattered ) 他動詞 1 〈人などが 〉【場所に 】〈多くの物 〉をまき散らす , ばらまく (about, around ) «on, over, around » ; 〖～ A with B 〗A 〈場所 〉にB 〈物 〉をまきひろげる ▸ scatter gravel on a road ≒ scatter a road with gravel 道に砂利をまく [まきひろげる ] (!後者は道全体が覆われる意味を含む ) ▸ More than 200 museums are scattered throughout the country .200以上の博物館がその国中に点在している .2 〈人 物が 〉 (別々の方向へ )〈人 動物など 〉を追い散らす , 分散させる ▸ The van roared out, scattering the crowd .そのトラックは轟音 （ごうおん ）をたてて走り出し, 群衆を追い散らした .3 〈雲など 〉を散らす ; 〘物理 〙〈光など 〉を散乱させる .4 〈恐怖など 〉を消散させる .自動詞 〈人 物が 〉ちりぢりになる , 分散する .名詞 1 C ｟文 ｠〖しばしばa ～ of A 〗まき散らされたA (!Aは複数名詞 ) ▸ a scatter of small stones 散らばった小石 .2 U まき散らすこと, 散布 .
scatterbrain
sc á tter br à in 名詞 C 注意散漫な人, うかつ者 .
scatterbrained
sc á tter br à ined 形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠〈人が 〉注意散漫な, 落ち着きがない, 思考力が乏しい (forgetful ).
scattered
scat tered /skǽtə r d /形容詞 1 〈物などが 〉 (広範囲に 不規則に )散らばった, 点在する ▸ Toys are scattered around [about ] the room .おもちゃが部屋のいたる所に散らばっている ▸ scattered clouds ちぎれ雲 ▸ be scattered to the four winds ｟文 ｠〈物が 〉 (跡形もなく )粉々に散らばる .2 〖be ～〗〈場所などが 〉 «…で » 散らばる , ちりばめられる «with » ▸ His room was scattered with video tapes .彼の部屋にはビデオテープが散乱していた .3 時折起こる ▸ scattered showers にわか雨 (!天気予報で用いる ) .
scattering
sc á t ter ing /-t (ə )rɪŋ /名詞 C 1 〖通例a ～ of A 〗(ある範囲に )点在 [散在 ]する少数のA (!Aは複数名詞 ) ▸ a scattering of houses 点在する家 .2 〘物理 〙(電波などの )散乱 .形容詞 散在する, まばらな ; 散発的な .
scattershot
sc á tter sh ò t 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗計画性 [一貫性 ]のない, 行き当りばったりの 〈方法など 〉; 乱射の ; 無差別の .
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