as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert
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The team was able to use the dispersion of light to map and measure matter along the pathway of the fast radio bursts.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 June 2025 -
On the other hand, the Kirkton House edition has a triple wick that creates an even burn and wide scent dispersion, which may help make up for its smaller size.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2025
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First Evidence Found from Mastodon Tusk Ancient Impact on Modern-Day Ecosystem The loss of mastodons greatly reduced seed dispersal for several of these fruit-bearing species.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The ants threaten native ant species, which play crucial roles in seed dispersal.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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If the timing and surrounding environment are just right, those planets don’t get ejected but are trapped in extremely wide orbits — which could have happened in the solar system as Uranus and Neptune grew or the later scattering among gas giants.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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In this case, Raman spectroscopy uses Raman scattering, a process that sees how light interacts with molecular vibration.—
Discover Magazine,
Discover Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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