dispersion

dispersion is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel.
2. noun. The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.
3. noun. the act of dispersing or diffusing something

   "the dispersion of the troops"

   "the diffusion of knowledge"

   Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dissemination

4. noun. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

   "worldwide in distribution"

   "the distribution of nerve fibers"

   Synonyms: distribution

5. noun. spreading widely or driving off

   Synonyms: scattering

Synonyms

diffusion, dispersal, dissemination, distribution, scattering

Common word forms

dispersions

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