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dispersion

UK
/dɪˈspɜːʃən/
US
/dɪˈspɝːʒən/

Translations

dispersionnoun
dispersions
pl
The dispersion of light through a prism creates a spectrum of colors.
Дисперсия света через призму создает спектр цветов.
The dispersion of seeds by the wind helps plants to spread.
Рассеивание семян ветром помогает растениям распространяться.
Synonyms
distribution
scattering
spread
diffusion
dissemination
separation
dislocation
dispersionadjective
UK
/dɪˈspɜːʃən/
US
/dɪˈspɝːʒən/
Used attributively (e.g., "dispersion models")

Definitions

dispersionnoun
The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
The dispersion of seeds by the wind helps plants to colonize new areas.
The pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat.
Ecologists study the dispersion of animal populations to understand their behavior and habitat preferences.
The separation of light into colors arranged according to their wavelength, as seen in a rainbow.
The prism caused a dispersion of light, creating a spectrum of colors on the wall.
In statistics, the extent to which a distribution is stretched or squeezed; a measure of variability.
Measures of dispersion like variance and interquartile range describe how spread out the data are.
dispersionadjective
Relating to or involving dispersion, especially of particles, light, or data.
The researchers used a dispersion method to improve the composite's strength.
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