dispersion
English Thesaurus
1. the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | spread, spreading, |
| definition | : | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | crop-dusting, spraying, |
| definition | : | the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) (noun.act) |
2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | spacing, spatial arrangement, |
| definition | : | the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | diaspora, |
| definition | : | the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | innervation, |
| definition | : | the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | scatter, spread, |
| definition | : | a haphazard distribution in all directions (noun.attribute) |
3. spreading widely or driving off (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | spread, spreading, |
| definition | : | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | diaspora, |
| definition | : | the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time (noun.event) |
| hyponym | : | dissipation, |
| definition | : | breaking up and scattering by dispersion (noun.event) |
4. the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
5. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume (noun.attribute)
6. spreading widely or driving off (noun.event)
7. the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread, |
| definition | : | cause to become widely known (verb.communication) |
8. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume (noun.attribute)
9. spreading widely or driving off (noun.event)
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