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Definition of Dispersion

1. Noun. Spreading widely or driving off.

2. Noun. The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. "In complementary distribution"

3. Noun. The act of dispersing or diffusing something. "The diffusion of knowledge"

Definition of Dispersion

1. n. 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.

Definition of Dispersion

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Medical Definition of Dispersion

1. The variation of refractive index with colour (or wave-length) of light. The spreading of white light into its component colours when passing through a glass prism is due to dispersion which, in turn, is due to the fact that the refractive index of transparent substances is lower for long wavelengths than for-short wavelengths. A measure of dispersion is defined as: nD - 1 v= nF-nC where nD = refractlve index at 589 nm (yellow), nF = 486 nm (blue), nC = 656 nm (red). (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dispersion

dispersed dispersedly dispersed particles dispersed phase dispersed phase disperser dispersers disperses disperse placenta dispersible

dispersing dispersing electrode dispersing medium dispersing phase dispersion (current term) dispersion (current term) dispersions dispersion colloid dispersion force dispersion medium

dispersion medium dispersion phase dispersion relation dispersion staining dispersity dispersive dispersive dispersively dispersiveness dispersoid

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