Dispersal
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noun.
The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
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noun.
Dispersion.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
The act or result of
dispersing
or
scattering
;
dispersion
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Word Usage
"It would be hilarious if it was to be read during a ‘modern’ protest, where dispersal is the very thing which plod sets out to prevent."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
spread
spreading
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
crop-dusting
spraying
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
rehearsal
reversal
tercel
universal
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
annihilation
attenuation
decontamination
disintegration
dispersion
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
aloofness
anarchy
attenuation
breakup
broadcast