dispersion
Pronunciation: /dɪˈspɜːʒən/
The English word “dispersion” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state of being dispersed.
- A process of dispersing.
- The degree of scatter of data.
- The separation of waves of different frequency in space or time; the amount of such separation.
- The removal of inflammation.
Etymology
From disperse + -ion, from Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispersiō.
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