dispersion

Nouns

  • (n) spreading widely or driving off scattering,
  • (n) 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,
  • (n) the act of dispersing or diffusing something
    • the dispersion of the troops
    • the diffusion of knowledge
    dispersal, dissemination, diffusion,

Synonyms

scattering distribution dispersal dissemination diffusion

Antonyms

compactness concentration denseness density tightness

Words of close approximity

dispersive
dispersion medium