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an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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Recent Examples of dispersion
To minimize chromatic aberration, the smart telescope is outfitted with a four-element apochromatic lens with extra-low-dispersion (ED) glass.
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
This kind of dispersion from advanced markets like Japan to emerging economies like South Africa illustrates why a global lens matters.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The team also microencapsulates iron in-house, which provides greater control over flavor, stability and dispersion of the ingredient within the gummy.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
This kind of dispersion from advanced markets like Japan to emerging economies like South Africa illustrates why a global lens matters.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The team also microencapsulates iron in-house, which provides greater control over flavor, stability and dispersion of the ingredient within the gummy.
—Wyles Daniel, Sacbee.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersion
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With concern growing for what could happen if the carp reach the Great Lakes, the Army Corps of Engineers began operating an electric dispersal barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal in 2002, to prevent the fish from spreading into the channel and into the Great Lakes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
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The range of this aerial dispersal varies wildly.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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Norway, Sweden, and Finland provide the iconic backdrops for cross-country skiing, along with a scattering of historic venues in Russia and Central Europe.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2026
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In recent papers, researchers have bootstrapped the Veneziano amplitude, the formula for the scattering of two open strings, as the unique solution that follows from various sets of starting assumptions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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