Defenition of the word dispersion
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Defenition of the word dispersion
- A distribution of finely divided particles in a medium.
(Source: MGH)
- the act of dispersing something
- driving off or spreading widely
- the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
- spreading widely or driving off
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something
- the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
Synonyms for the word dispersion
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- diffusion
- dispersal
- dissemination
- distribution
- scattering
- spreading
- thinning out
Similar words in the dispersion
Hyponyms for the word dispersion
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- complementary distribution
- complementation
- crop-dusting
- diaspora
- diffusion
- dissemination
- dissipation
- innervation
- scatter
- spraying
- spread
Hypernyms for the word dispersion
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- spacing
- spatial arrangement
- spread
- spreading
Antonyms for the word dispersion
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- compactness
- concentration
- denseness
- density
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