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Dispersion

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Noun

1. dispersion, scattering

spreading widely or driving off

2. dispersion, distribution

the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

Example Sentences:
'worldwide in distribution'
'the distribution of nerve fibers'
'in complementary distribution'

3. diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination

the act of dispersing or diffusing something

Example Sentences:
'the dispersion of the troops'
'the diffusion of knowledge'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dispersion

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noun
1.  another word for dispersal
2. physics
a. 
the separation of electromagnetic radiation into constituents of different wavelengths
b. 
a measure of the ability of a substance to separate by refraction, expressed by the first differential of the refractive index with respect to wavelength at a given value of wavelength
. Symbol: D
3. statistics
the degree to which values of a frequency distribution are scattered around some central point, usually the arithmetic mean or median
4. chemistry
a system containing particles dispersed in a solid, liquid, or gas
5. military
the pattern of fire from a weapon system
6. 
a. 
the range of speeds of such objects as the stars in a galaxy
b. 
the frequency-dependent retardation of radio waves as they pass through the interstellar medium
c. 
the deviation of a rocket from its prescribed path
7. ecology
the distribution pattern of an animal or a plant population
noun
the Dispersion

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Dispersion

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noun
1. 
a dispersing or being dispersed
2. 
the breaking up of light into component colored rays, as by means of a prism
3. 
the resolution of a complex electromagnetic radiation into components in accordance with some characteristic, as wavelength or energy
4. 
the variation or scattering of data around some average or central value
5. 
a colloidal system with its dispersed particles and the medium in which these are suspended
6.  [D-]
Diaspora (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dispersion

see synonyms of dispersion
n.
1.
a. The act or process of dispersing.
b. The state of being dispersed.
2. Dispersion The Diaspora of the Jews.
3. Statistics The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
4. Physics
a. Separation of a complex wave into its component parts according to a given characteristic, such as frequency or wavelength.
b. Separation of visible light into colors by refraction or diffraction.
5. Chemistry See disperse system.

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