Dispersion

/dɪsˈpɜːrʒən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

The action or process of distributing or spreading things over a wide area.

The dispersion of seeds by the wind allows plants to grow in diverse locations.

The state of being dispersed.

The dispersion of the crowd after the concert was orderly and swift.

The separation of particles in a medium.

The scientist studied the dispersion of the dye in water to understand its mixing properties.

In statistics, the degree to which data points are spread out in a dataset.

The dispersion of the test scores indicated a wide range of student performance.

In optics, the separation of light into its component colors.

The prism caused dispersion of the light, creating a beautiful spectrum on the wall.

From Latin 'dispersionem', meaning 'a scattering'.

light dispersion

The separation of light into various colors.

dispersion of forces

The spreading out of military forces.

particle dispersion

The process of particles being spread throughout a medium.

disperse

To distribute or spread over a wide area.

dispersement

The act of dispersing or being dispersed.

dispersion relation

In physics, a relation that describes how wave velocity depends on frequency.

To scatter one's resources or efforts ineffectively.

Stop the dispersion of your energy and focus on one project!

A chaotic situation where things are spread out and hard to manage.

After the party, the place was a total dispersion.