Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act or process of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dispersion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
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- noun The act or result of
dispersing orscattering ;dispersion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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Examples
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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.
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Oh, and there would be a little thing called a dispersal draft to be worked out if there is contraction.
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Their dispersal is a reaction to only one piece of the plan.
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The travels of the young lion, 2 to 5 years old and not quite full grown, are a familiar pattern called dispersal, in which young males look for mates.
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The travels of the young lion, 2 to 5 years old and not quite full grown, are a familiar pattern called dispersal, in which young males look for mates.
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Artificial dispersal occurs when people transport gypsy moth eggs thousands of miles from infested areas on cars and recreational vehicles, firewood, household goods, and other personal possessions.
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The powers, known as a dispersal order, are effective for six months and cover all of the city's Morton electoral ward and part of Castle Ward, up to Stanhope Road.
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Natural dispersal occurs when newly hatched larvae hanging from host trees on silken threads are carried by the wind for a distance of up to about 1 mile, although most go less than 50 meters.
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However, effects could be localized or widespread depending on dispersal, which is in turn related to the complex interactions among local current patterns and larval duration and behavior
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The company had been displaced over the summer when the City Council refused to grant the Wine Bar on Wharf Street an entertainment license due to the so-called dispersal ordinance which prohibits venues within 100 feet of one another from receiving an entertainment license.
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