dissipation vs scattering

dissipation and scattering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dissipation	Yes	No	No	No
scattering	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, scattering is a hypernym of dissipation; that is, scattering is a word with a broader meaning than dissipation:

Other hypernyms of dissipation include dispersion.

dissipation (noun)	scattering (noun)
dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure	the act of scattering
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly	spreading widely or driving off
breaking up and scattering by dispersion	a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby
	the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions
	a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly