scattering

noun

1. 1

   the act of scattering

2. 2

   spreading widely or driving off

3. 3

   a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

4. 4

   the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

5. 5

   a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

   the first scatterings of green

   a sprinkling of grey at his temples