| sputter | 1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small, scattered portions, as in rapid speaking. 2. To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so rapidly as to emit saliva. "They could neither of them speak their rage, and so fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting apples." (Congreve) 3. To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a noise like that made by one sputtering. "Like the green wood . . . Sputtering in the flame." (Dryden) Origin: From the root of spout or spit to eject from the mputh. Cf. Splutter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sputtering | <radiobiology> Process by which atoms are ejected from a solid surface by bombardment with plasma particles. See: radiation damage, surface. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputtering yield | <radiobiology> Number of target particles sputtered per incident particle, varies with target and plasma species and energy. (09 Oct 1997) |
| sputter | an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) |
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| sputter | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
| sputter | spit up in an explosive manner |
| sputter | cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed |
| sputter | utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage |
| sputter | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
| sputter | make an explosive sound |
| sputter | the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively |
| sputter | emitting or making sporadic spitting or popping sounds |
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