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Definition of 'scattered'

English

Verb

(head)
  • (scatter)
  • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Randomly distributed.
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  • (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

    * nonscattered * scatteredly * scatteredness * unscattered

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