Noun: dispersion di'spur-zhun or di'spur-shun
- The act of dispersing or diffusing something
"the dispersion of the troops";
- dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
- Spreading widely or driving off
"The dispersion of seeds by the wind ensures the plant's survival";
- scattering
- The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
"worldwide in dispersion";
- distribution
Derived forms: dispersions
Type of: spacing, spatial arrangement, spread, spreading
Antonym: density
Encyclopedia: Dispersion