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dispersion

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dispersion


Main Entry:
dis·per·sion Listen to the pronunciation of dispersion
Pronunciation:
\di-ˈspər-zhən, -shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century
1capitalized : diaspora 1a2: the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed3: the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from an average4: the separation of light into colors by refraction or diffraction with formation of a spectrum; also : the separation of radiation into components in accordance with some varying characteristic (as energy)5 a: a dispersed substance b: a system consisting of a dispersed substance and the medium in which it is dispersed : colloid 2b


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