dispersion

dis·per·sion

noun \di-ˈspər-zhən, -shən\

Definition of DISPERSION

1

capitalized : diaspora 1a

2

: the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed

3

: the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from an average

4

: the separation of light into colors by refraction or diffraction with formation of a spectrum; also : the separation of radiation into components in accordance with some varying characteristic (as energy)

5

a : a dispersed substance b : a system consisting of a dispersed substance and the medium in which it is dispersed : colloid 2b

Examples of DISPERSION

1. <the dispersion of energy from a source>

First Known Use of DISPERSION

14th century

Related to DISPERSION

Synonyms: disbandment, dispersal, scattering, dissipation

Related Words: diffusion, dissemination; breakup, dissolution, disunion, separation, split

Near Antonyms: assembly, collection, concentration, gathering

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Rhymes with DISPERSION

aspersion, aversion, coercion, conversion, diversion, emersion, eversion, excursion, immersion, incursion, inversion, perversion, recursion, reversion, submersion, subversion