DISPERSION


Meaning of DISPERSION in English

n.

Pronunciation: di- ' sp ə r-zh ə n, -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 capitalized : DIASPORA 1A

2 : the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed

3 : the scattering of the values of a frequency distribution from an average

4 : the separation of light into colors by refraction or diffraction with formation of a spectrum also : the separation of radiation into components in accordance with some varying characteristic (as energy)

5 a : a dispersed substance b : a system consisting of a dispersed substance and the medium in which it is dispersed : COLLOID 2B

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.