Pronunciation: -dis- ' p ə rs
Function: adjective
Etymology: poly- + Latin dispersus dispersed, from past participle of dispergere to disperse
Date: 1915
: of, relating to, or characterized by or as particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system
– poly · dis · per · si · ty \ - ' p ə r-s ə -t ē \ noun