| NOUN | event | dispersion, scattering | spreading widely or driving off |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | dispersion, distribution | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume | |
| act | dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion | the act of dispersing / dispersing or diffusing something |
| Sounds | dihsper'zhahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Spreading widely or driving off. | |
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| Synonym | scattering | |
| Narrower | Diaspora | The dispersion of the Jews outside Israel |
| dissipation | Breaking up and scattering by dispersion | |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
| Spanish | dispersión | |
| Catalan | dispersió | |
| Verbs | disperse | move away from each other |
| Meaning | The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. | |
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| Synonym | distribution | |
| Narrower | complementary distribution, complementation | (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts |
| diaspora | The dispersion or spreading of something that was originally / originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | |
| dissemination, diffusion | The property of being diffused or dispersed | |
| innervation | The distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region | |
| scatter, spread | A haphazard distribution in all directions | |
| Broader | spacing, spatial arrangement | The property possessed by an array of things that have space between them |
| Opposite | concentration, density, denseness, tightness, compactness | The spatial property of being crowded together |
| Spanish | dispersión, distribución, ubicación | |
| Catalan | ubicació | |
| Meaning | The act of dispersing / dispersing or diffusing something. | |
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| Example | "the dispersion of the troops" | |
| Synonyms | dispersal, dissemination, diffusion | |
| Narrower | crop-dusting, spraying | The dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
| Spanish | diáspora, diseminación, disgregación, dispersión | |
| Catalan | disgregació, dispersió, disseminació | |
| Verbs | disperse | cause to become widely known |
| disperse | to cause to separate and go in different directions | |
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