Definition of "sputtering" [sputtering]

• Present participle of sputter. (verb)
• A noise that sputters. (noun)
• The ejection of atoms from the surface of a solid or liquid following bombardment with ions, atoms or molecules; used to prepare a thin layer of material on an object. (noun)

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