Main Entry:

dis·per·sion

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈspər-zhən, -shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1capitalized : diaspora 1a2: the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed3: the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from an average4: 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