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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
Avocados’ dependence upon megafaunal dispersion almost led to their undoing when all of these large mammals suddenly went extinct around 12,500 years ago due to human hunting, possibly also combined with environmental or climactic effects.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
And rendering specialists need it to accurately simulate real-world optical effects like dispersion (rainbows from prisms, for example) and fluorescence.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet.
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—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
Communities can stay informed about ash risks through official alerts, including those from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers, which monitor ash dispersion and issue timely warnings.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
And rendering specialists need it to accurately simulate real-world optical effects like dispersion (rainbows from prisms, for example) and fluorescence.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet.
.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
Communities can stay informed about ash risks through official alerts, including those from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers, which monitor ash dispersion and issue timely warnings.
—David Kitchen, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersion
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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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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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