scatterer

Definitions

A person or thing that scatters or disperses something.

A device or substance that causes radiation, such as light or sound, to diffuse or deflect in various directions.

Examples

The dense fog acted as a powerful scatterer of the lighthouse beam.

In physics experiments, the particle acts as a scatterer for the incoming light waves.

The rough surface of the mirror makes it an inefficient scatterer of light compared to a polished one.

Synonyms

disperser diffuser distributor spreader strew dissipator broadcast

Antonyms

gatherer collector accumulator assembler hoarder concentrator amasser