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dispersion

/dɪˈspɝʒən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
dis-per-sion
IPA
/dɪˈspɝʒən/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being dispersed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A process of dispersing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The degree of scatter of data.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The separation of waves of different frequency in space or time; the amount of such separation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of inflammation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From disperse + -ion, from Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispersiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈspɝʒən/
  • British English: /dɪˈspɜːʒən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dispersions (plural)

Derived Forms

antidispersion biodispersion dedispersion dispersionless electrodispersion equidispersion hyperdispersion hypodispersion isodispersion macrodispersion magnetodispersion microdispersion

Phrases

London dispersion force optical rotatory dispersion pigment dispersion syndrome velocity dispersion

Frequently Paired Words

interspersion dispersivity

Synonyms

dispersedness dispersal dissemination diffusion distribution scattering

Rhymes With

version conversion persian diversion immersion excursion inversion aversion subversion incursion perversion reversion

Questions

How do you pronounce dispersion?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɝʒən/.
What does dispersion mean?
The state of being dispersed.
Where does dispersion come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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