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PRONUNCIATION OF SCATTERATION

scatteration  [ˌskætəˈreɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCATTERATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scatteration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCATTERATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scatteration in the English dictionary

The first definition of scatteration in the dictionary is the act of scattering or the state of being scattered. Other definition of scatteration is the movement of people and industries out of the city. Scatteration is also the practice of dispersing funds and energies in too many directions or smaller units.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCATTERATION


acceleration
ækˌsɛləˈreɪʃən
collaboration
kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃən
configuration
kənˌfɪɡjʊˈreɪʃən
consideration
kənˌsɪdəˈreɪʃən
cooperation
kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
corporation
ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
declaration
ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən
decoration
ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən
deliberation
dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃən
duration
djʊˈreɪʃən
expiration
ˌɛkspɪˈreɪʃən
exploration
ˌɛkspləˈreɪʃən
federation
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃən
generation
ˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən
incorporation
ɪnˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən
inspiration
ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃən
operation
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən
preparation
ˌprɛpəˈreɪʃən
restoration
ˌrɛstəˈreɪʃən
separation
ˌsɛpəˈreɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCATTERATION

scatter
scatter cushion
scatter diagram
scatter pin
scatter rug
scatter-gun
scatterable
scatterbrain
scatterbrained
scattered
scattered showers
scatteredly
scatterer
scattergood
scattergram
scattering
scatteringly
scatterling
scattermouch
scattershot

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCATTERATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
creation
destination
documentation
education
evaluation
excitation
formation
foundation
hesitation

Synonyms and antonyms of scatteration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scatteration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCATTERATION

Find out the translation of scatteration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scatteration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scatteration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scatteration
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scatteration
570 millions of speakers

English

scatteration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scatteration
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scatteration
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

распылению
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scatteration
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scatteration
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scatteration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyebaran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scatteration
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scatteration
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scatteration
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scatteration
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scatteration
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scatteration
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कॅटरेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scatteration
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scatteration
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scatteration
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розпорошення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scatteration
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scatteration
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scatteration
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scatteration
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scatteration
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scatteration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERATION»

The term «scatteration» is used very little and occupies the 191.540 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCATTERATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scatteration» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scatteration» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scatteration

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCATTERATION»

Discover the use of scatteration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scatteration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Business Philosopher: The Magazine of Practical Business ...
Its negative quality is Scatteration. There are other positive qualities in the chamber of apprehension besides concentration, but I will stick to concentration for the moment. If concentration is out, its negative, scatteration, is in. You know how ...
‎1922
2
Hardware World: Plumbing & Heating
Concentration. vs. Scatteration. copvz "loser satisfies,” flu: yuan , meawa'ns'm ' CDMPA: PROPER understanding of your business A is a prime essential; a definite aim at that which you desire to accomplish brings quick returns; an intelligent ...
‎1917
3
Issues in Urban Economics
Grounds for contrOVersy really arise, however, when we consider the relationship of scatteration to transport planning. Lessinger appears to conclude that the benefits of scatteration are likely to outweigh any additions to transport costs ...
Harvey S. Perloff, Lowdon Wingo Jr., 2013
4
The Business of America: How Consumers Have Replaced ...
Like some of my friends and colleagues, I have begun to suffer from "Advanced Scatteration," not to be confused with multitasking, ADD, or dyspepsia. This describes symptoms that occur after listening to and seeing an indeterminate number ...
Saul Landau, 2004
5
Frost: A Literary Life Reconsidered
Ail of this sickness and scatteration of the family is our fault and not our misfortune or I wouldn't admit it. It's a result and a judgement on us. We ought to have gone back farming years ago or we ought to have stayed farming when we knew we ...
William H. Pritchard, 1993
6
The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American ...
21.“Scatteration”. “under the mooney . . . pouring over”: SAP to Lydia Sears Haven, December [1830], Straker typescripts, p. 580, Antiochiana. “great & mighty rich . . . nothing to lose!”: SAP to MTP, August 8, 1829, in series “22. a.l.s. SAP to ...
Megan Marshall, 2006
7
Last Harvest: From Cornfield to New Town: Real Estate ...
Scatteration. Every year, year in and year out, the American home-building industry produces between 1 million and 2 million new homes, four out of five of which are single-family houses.
Witold Rybczynski, 2008
8
Property Rights in Transition
Current Rural Land Use Picture Urban scatteration With a population of 18.5 million and only 10 percent of the state's land now urban, with the current slowing in population growth, and with national migration tending to move people south ...
Donn A. Derr, Leslie E. Small, 1977
9
Primitive Mentor
Scatteration. The feeling of escape keeps eluding me even while lunching with antelope gathered round a misfire. I guess I'm weeping the benefits of my awards , pockets full ofcoins like someone intends to sink me, likeIcouldn't dothat myself.
Dean Young, 2008
10
Miscellaneous Publication
124-130; How to handle this chaos of congestion, this anarchy of scatteration, by V. Gruen, p. 130-135. 551. BALLERT, A. G. The rises and declines of American urban centers during the 1940's. Land Econ. 28(3): 203-21 1. Aug. 1952. 282.
‎1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCATTERATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scatteration is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Chamber Council urges government to repeal ban on Compass …
In the aftermath, "scatteration" out on the field: "every man jack was hidin." "Crapo" plays dead. "Giraffe" and "Kangaroo" are limping. "Parrot" mouths off about ... «Cayman Compass, Jun 15»
2
SHE WON'T BE RESCUED KATHLEEN OSSIP with Molly Rose Quinn
I picked it up because I had seen and liked one of the poems, “Smash and Scatteration,” in a volume of Best American Poetry. It seemed like McManus was ... «Brooklyn Rail, Jun 15»
3
Selling Laurel, the perpetual boomtown
The authors of the plan claimed that the Regional Center would "be a sharp reversal in the pattern of scatteration that typifies urban sprawl." The plan discussed ... «Baltimore Sun, Nov 14»
4
Added to Watch Later
... Jackson's experimental jazz outfit, and had recorded with Defunkt, Public Enemy, as well as issuing a solo album with Bill Frisell, 1984's Smash & Scatteration. «OMG! Canada, Sep 14»
5
The life and death of malls
Jane Jacobs, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, accused Gruen of encouraging “scatteration” of development, a charge that he rejected. «MinnPost.com, Jul 14»
6
Armistice Day: 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month
... streets, and five men set fire to a delivery wagon hitched to automobile and towed it around town, causing a “scatteration of motorists and pedestrians.”. «The Mercury, Nov 13»
7
Notes on the Limitations of Strategic Philanthropy
In 2007, we were told that we suffered, as many traditional foundations did, from “scatteration,” i.e., too many projects in too many areas of interest. We were ... «The Nonprofit Quarterly, Jan 13»
8
Smart Growth for Conservatives
Scatteration is more expensive to serve with roads, utilities and public services than compact development. This phenomenon, along with segregated land uses ... «Bacon's Rebellion, May 12»
9
Beware Big Donors
While the traditional foundations worried about what they termed "scatteration" (the multiplication of small grants), they always made a considerable range of ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, Mar 12»
10
Q&A: Vernon Reid On Artificial Afrika, Playing With Photoshop, And …
... Jackson's Decoding Society, duetting with Bill Frisell on the album Smash & Scatteration, and co-founding the Black Rock Coalition, among many other things. «Village Voice, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scatteration [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scatteration>. Apr 2024 ».
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