define sputter

v. sput¡¤tered, sput¡¤ter¡¤ing, sput¡¤ters. v.intr. 1. To spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts. 2. To spit out words or sounds in an ...

Engineering, Electronics. a process that uses ions of an inert gas to dislodge atoms from the surface of a crystalline material, the atoms then being electrically ...

Aug 31, 2011 ... to spit or squirt from the mouth with explosive sounds. 2. : to utter hastily or explosively in confusion or excitement <¡°that's ridiculous!

v. sput¡¤tered, sput¡¤ter¡¤ing, sput¡¤ters. v.intr. 1. To spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts. 2. To spit out words or sounds in an ...

To sputter is to make a series of soft explosive sounds, to speak in incoherent bursts of conversation, or to make a sound like spitting. (verb). When the engine of ...

to emit particles, sparks, etc., forcibly or explosively, especially accompanied by sputtering sounds. 3. to eject particles of saliva, food, etc., from the mouth in a ...

sputter definition and meaning by Oxford University Press.

sputtering ( spdri ) ( electronics ) Also known as cathode sputtering. The ejection of atoms or groups of atoms from the surface of the cathode of a vacuum.

sputter v. , -tered , -tering , -ters . v.intr. To spit out or spray particles of saliva or food from the mouth in noisy bursts.

Physical sputtering has a well-defined minimum energy threshold which is equal to or larger than the ion energy at which the maximum energy transfer of the ion ...