DISPERSION


Meaning of DISPERSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈspər-zhən, -shən ]

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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.