scattered
English
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈskætɚd/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈskætəd/
Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: scat‧tered
Verb
scattered
- simple past and past participle of scatter
Adjective
scattered (comparative more scattered, superlative most scattered)
- Seemingly randomly distributed.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 12, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […], and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.
- (meteorology, of clouds) covering three eighths to four eighths of the sky.
- (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 30 percent to 50 percent of a forecast zone.
Derived terms
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Translations
Randomly distributed
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meteorology: covering three eighths to four eighths of sky
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meteorology: affecting 30% to 50% of area
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