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dispersion in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
    "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
    dispersion  dispersal  dissemination  diffusion 
  2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
    "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
    distribution  dispersion 
  3. spreading widely or driving off
    dispersion  scattering 
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