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dispersive

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dispersive (adjective)
  2. dispersive power (noun)

dis·per·sive

adj \-ˈspər-siv, -ziv\

Definition of DISPERSIVE

1
: of or relating to dispersion <a dispersive medium> <the dispersive power of a lens>
2
: tending to disperse
— dis·per·sive·ly adverb
— dis·per·sive·ness noun

First Known Use of DISPERSIVE

1677

Rhymes with DISPERSIVE

aversive, coercive, detersive, discursive, excursive, inversive, perversive, recursive, subversive

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