scatterer
One who disperses
A scatterer is someone or something that scatters—dispersing, spreading, or throwing things in various directions.
The word appears in physics and optics for particles or surfaces that deflect radiation or waves: The atmosphere acts as a scatterer of sunlight.
More casually, a scatterer might be a person who flings seed or distributes objects haphazardly.
One who plants seeds
- spreaderTool for distribution
- seederAgricultural sowing apparatus
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
hopper · granules · pellets · distribution · lawn · field · agricultural · rotary
Light-splitting optical element
- dispersionScattering across space
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- refractionWave bending between media
lens · beam · diffuser · hologram · polarizer · wavelength · interference · medium
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- inelasticResistant to deformation
coherent · incoherent · attenuation · wavelength · particle · backscatter · detector · target
sower
One who plants seeds
- spreaderTool for distribution
- seederAgricultural sowing apparatus
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
fertilizer · hopper · granules · pellets · distribution · lawn · field · agricultural · rotary · drop
prism
Light-splitting optical element
- dispersionScattering across space
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
refraction · lens · beam · diffuser · hologram · polarizer · wavelength · interference · medium · collimator
photon
Electromagnetic radiation unit
- neutronUncharged nuclear particle
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
inelastic · coherent · incoherent · attenuation · wavelength · particle · backscatter · detector · target · collision
disorganizer
One who creates disorder
- messerGerman falchion-like sword
- cluttererOne who creates disorder
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
untidy · haphazard · random · strewn · littered · thrown · tossed · flung · dispersed · disheveled
scatterercollector
One who gathers items
gatherer · accumulator · amasser · hoarder · aggregator
scattererorganizer
Arrangement tool or person
arranger · orderer · systematizer · sorter · categorizer
- scattered showersIsolated light rainfalls
- scattered thoughtsUnfocused, disorganized mental activity
- scattered to the winds
- scattered remains
- scattered cloudsIntermittent sky coverage
- scattering ashesDistributing cremated remains outdoors
scatter, scattered, scattering, scatterbrain, scatters, scatterbrained, scattershot, rescattered