Definitions for: Dispersion

[n] the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
[n] the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
[n] spreading widely or driving off

Webster (1913) Definition: Dis*per"sion, n. [CF. F. dispersion.]
1. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the
state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in
their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a
great dispersion of the human family took place at the
building of Babel.

The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions
are accomplished. --Jer. xxv.
34.

2. (Opt.) The separation of light into its different colored
rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.

Dispersion of the optic axes (Crystallog.), the separation
of the optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact
that the axial angle has different values for the
different colors of the spectrum.

Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dissemination, distribution, scattering

Antonyms: compactness, concentration, denseness, density

See Also: complementary distribution, complementation, crop-dusting, Diaspora, diffusion, dissemination, dissipation, innervation, scatter, spacing, spatial arrangement, spraying, spread, spread, spread, spreading, spreading

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