dispersion

See also dispersión

English

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʃən, -ɜː(r)ʒən

Noun

dispersion (plural dispersions)

1. The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
2. A process of dispersing.
3. The degree of scatter of data.
4. (optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
5. (medicine) The removal of inflammation.

Related terms

• dispersivity

Translations

The state of being dispersed

Bulgarian: разхвърляност, разпиляност Greek: διασπορά (el) (diasporá) f., σκόρπισμα (el) (skórpisma) n.

Russian: рассеянность (ru) f., разбросанность (ru) f.

A process of dispersing

Bulgarian: разпръскване, разпиляване Czech: disperze (cs) f.

Greek: διασπορά (el) (diasporá) f., σκόρπισμα (el) (skórpisma) n. Romanian: dispersare (ro) Russian: рассеивание (ru) n.

The degree of scatter of data

Bulgarian: разсейване

(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction

Bulgarian: разсейване

Russian: дисперсия (ru) f.

References

• Chambers's Etymological Dictionary, 1896, p. 131