dispersion

Meanings

Plural: dispersions

Noun

• spreading widely or driving off
• the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
• the act of dispersing or diffusing something
  • "the dispersion of the troops"
• The state of being dispersed.
• A process of dispersing.
• The degree of scatter of data.
• The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
• The removal of inflammation.

Synonyms

diffusion, dispersal, dispersedness, dissemination, distribution, scattering

Antonyms

concentration

Related Words

interspersion