radiating scattering

radiating scattering

[′rād·ē‚ād·iŋ ′skad·ə·riŋ] (physics) The diversion of radiation (thermal, electromagnetic, or nuclear) from its orginal path as a result of interactions or collisions with atoms, molecules, or larger particles in the atmosphere or other media between the source of radiation (for example, a nuclear explosion) and a point at some distance away.