0 past simple and past participle of sputter --
2 If an activity sputters, it continues weakly, and does not make people feel confident about it: --
Since the flux that strikes the target is composed of neutral atoms, either insulating or conducting targets can be sputtered.
A multilayer system consists of thousands of thin single layers of the component combination that are alternately sputtered on the substrate surface.
The offense sputtered the rest of the way while suffering even more injuries to several other key players.
A secondary technique for synthesis requires a sputtered platinum film deposited on a silicon substrate.
The sputtered, secondary ions are directed onto the mass spectrometry system to be measured.
A plated or sputtered magnetic layer could be made much thinner than the coated urethane binder layer.
Auburn sputtered and never scored again or had the lead.
The plane's engine was reported to have sputtered and caught fire immediately after lifting from the end of the runway.
