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English noun: dispersion | |||
| 1. | dispersion (event) spreading widely or driving off | ||
| Synonyms | scattering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Diaspora, dissipation | ||
| 2. | dispersion (attribute) the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume | ||
| Samples | Worldwide in distribution. The distribution of nerve fibers. In complementary distribution. | ||
| Synonyms | distribution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spacing, spatial arrangement | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | complementary distribution, complementation, diaspora, diffusion, dissemination, innervation, scatter, spread | ||
| Antonyms | compactness, concentration, denseness, density, tightness | ||
| 3. | dispersion (act) the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||
| Samples | The dispersion of the troops. The diffusion of knowledge. | ||
| Synonyms | diffusion, dispersal, dissemination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crop-dusting, spraying | ||
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