distribution

distribution

noun

Definition of DISTRIBUTION

1

the act or process of giving out something to each member of a group <aid workers oversaw the distribution of medicine to the natives>

Synonyms admeasurement, allocation, allotment, apportionment, disbursement, dispensation, division, issuance

Related Words reallocation, reapportionment, redistribution, redivision, repartition; division, partition, separation

2

the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another <the distribution of those stars has long suggested the form of a dipper>

Synonyms arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, ordering, sequence, setup

Related Words continuity; precedence, priority; chain, procession, progression, succession; series; aligning (also alining), alignment (also alinement), lining up; design, layout, pattern, structure, system

Near Antonyms confusion, disorder, disorganization, disruption, upset; disconnection, disjointedness