scattering in WordNet English dictionary

1. spreading widely or driving off
   dispersion  scattering 
   
2. the act of scattering
   scatter  scattering  strewing 
   
3. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
   scattering  sprinkle  sprinkling 
   
4. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
   scattering 
   
5. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly
   "the first scatterings of green"; "a sprinkling of grey at his temples"
   scattering  sprinkling