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Smattering vs Scattering - What's the difference?

smattering | scattering |

As nouns the difference between smattering and scattering

is that smattering is a superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject while scattering is a small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,.

As verbs the difference between smattering and scattering

is that smattering is while scattering is .

smattering

English

Noun

  • A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.
    • She knows a smattering of Greek, but not enough to carry on a conversation.
  • A small number or amount of something.
    • There’s only a smattering of people who oppose the second amendment.

    Synonyms

    * (small amount) see also .

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    scattering

    English

    (wikipedia scattering)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small quantity of something occurring at irregular intervals and dispersed at random points,
    • There will be a scattering of showers, with heavy rain in places.
  • (physics) The process whereby a beam of waves or particles is dispersed by collisions or similar interactions.