spat
noun
- unit of solid angle, solid angle subtended by a sphere at its center
verb
- to quarrel pettily or briefly
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /spæt/
noun
Etymology: From Latin spatium (“space”).
- An obsolete unit of distance in astronomy (symbol S), equal to one billion kilometres.
verb
Etymology: Attested from 1823.
- To strike with a spattering sound.
“He felt the wind of a second bullet that spatted against a boulder near Barney.”
“"She mentioned she had spatted Kelsey on her diaper with a hairbrush," said Mildred Johnson, a co-worker.”
- To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together, as the hands.
“Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.”