| the act of scattering | the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning |
| spreading widely or driving off | a conditioning process in which the reinforcer is removed and a conditioned response becomes independent of the conditioned stimulus |
| a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | complete annihilation |
| the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions | the reduction of the intensity of radiation as a consequence of absorption and radiation |
| a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly | no longer in existence |
| | no longer active; extinguished |