dispersed

Definition of Dispersed in English :

1. dispersed, spread

distributed or spread over a considerable extent

Example Sentences:
'has ties with many widely dispersed friends'
'eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dispersed

adjective

scattered, separated, or spread through a large area

a dispersed population of asylum seekers

Botswana's large land mass and dispersed population

They live high in the Andes, in small and dispersed groups.

v. dis·persed, dis·pers·ing, dis·pers·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To drive off or scatter in different directions: The police dispersed the crowd. See Synonyms at scatter.

b. To strew or distribute widely: The airplane dispersed the leaflets over the city.

2. To cause to attenuate and disappear: The sun dispersed the fog.

3.

a. To separate (light) into spectral rays.

b. To distribute (particles) evenly throughout a medium.

v.intr.

1. To separate and move in different directions; scatter: The crowd dispersed once the concert ended.

2. To attenuate and vanish; dissipate: The storm clouds had dispersed by noon.