Words Like DISPERSION

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DISPERSION.

6 Alternative Words Similar to dispersion

1 Distribution Noun      Synonym Words Like Distribution
2 Dissemination Noun      Synonym Words Like Dissemination
3 Spread Noun      Synonym Words Like Spread
4 Spreading Noun      Synonym Words Like Spreading
5 Scatter Noun      Hyponym Words Like Scatter

4 examples of dispersion

1 the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel.
2 the diffusion of knowledge
3 in complementary distribution
4 the distribution of nerve fibers

10 definitions of dispersion

1 The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated
2 The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.
3 the act of dispersing or diffusing something
4 the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
5 spreading widely or driving off
6 The act or process of dispersing.
7 The state of being dispersed.
8 The Diaspora of the Jews.
9 Statistics The degree of scatter of data, usually about an average value, such as the median.
10 Physics Separation of a complex wave into its component parts according to a given characteristic, such as frequency or wavelength.
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