dispersion

n. scattering; dispersal, sending out

Dispersion can refer to:Biological dispersal, the distribution of spores, fruits and their seeds, etc.A phenomenon that causes the separation of a wave into components of varying frequency:Dispersion (optics) (see also Abbe number)Dispersion (water waves)Dispersion (materials science), a stable or unstable system of fine particles, evenly distributed in a mediumDispersive mass transfer, in fluid dynamics, the spreading of mass from areas of high to low concentrationAtmospheric pollution dispersionStatistical dispersion, quantifiable variation of measurements of differing members of a populationDispersion (geology), is a process whereby sodic soil disperses when exposed to water
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Noun
1. spreading widely or driving off
(synonym) scattering
(hypernym) spread, spreading
(hyponym) Diaspora
(derivation) disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out
2. the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
(synonym) distribution
(hypernym) spacing, spatial arrangement
(hyponym) complementary distribution, complementation
3. the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
(synonym) dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
(hypernym) spread, spreading
(hyponym) crop-dusting, spraying
(derivation) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter

n. dispersion, scattering; dispersal, sending out

n. dispersion, scattering, dispersal; dissipation, strewing, spreading out, scatter, suffusion