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dispersive

/dɪˈspɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
dis-per-sive
IPA
/dɪˈspɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That becomes dispersed

adj

That causes dispersion

Etymology

Etymology tree English disperse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dispersive From disperse + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more dispersive (comparative) most dispersive (superlative)

Derived Forms

dispersively dispersiveness dispersivity monodispersive nondispersive overdispersive polydispersive underdispersive

Phrases

dispersive line dispersive mass transfer dispersive medium dispersive model dispersive power

Synonyms

diffusing diffusive disseminative

Rhymes With

subversive coercive recursive discursive immersive cursive roman cursive tail recursive primitive recursive aversive inversive abstersive

Questions

How do you pronounce dispersive?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈspɜː(ɹ)sɪv/.
What does dispersive mean?
That becomes dispersed
Where does dispersive come from?
Etymology tree English disperse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dispersive From disperse + -ive.

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