Dispersion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spreading widely or driving off

the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌld/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈɜːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈɜːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌld/.

Examples

worldwide in distribution
the distribution of nerve fibers
in complementary distribution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissemination dispersal scattering distribution diffusion

Antonyms

concentration

Parts of Speech

noun	spreading widely or driving off
noun	the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume “worldwide in distribution”
noun	the act of dispersing or diffusing something “the dispersion of the troops”

Word Forms

disperse	verb	move away from each other
scatter	verb	to cause to separate and go in different directions
disseminate	verb	cause to become widely known
diffuse	verb	move outward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streuung

sich weit ausbreiten oder wegtreiben

🇪🇸Spanish

dispersión

propagarse ampliamente o expulsarse

🇮🇹Italian

dispersione

diffondersi ampiamente o allontanarsi

🇳🇱Dutch

dispersie

zich wijd verspreiden of wegrijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

dispersão

espalhando amplamente ou dirigindo

🇷🇺Russian

дисперсия

широко распространяясь или удаляясь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फैलाव

व्यापक रूप से फैलना या चला जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছুরণ

ব্যাপকভাবে ছড়িয়ে পড়া বা ড্রাইভিং বন্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதறல்

பரவலாக பரவுகிறது அல்லது விரட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చెదరగొట్టడం

విస్తృతంగా వ్యాపించడం లేదా డ్రైవింగ్ చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

फैलाव

मोठ्या प्रमाणावर पसरणे किंवा बाहेर काढणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિખેરવું

વ્યાપકપણે ફેલાવો અથવા વાહન ચલાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸರಣ

ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ಹರಡುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಓಡಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസരണം

വ്യാപകമായി പടരുകയോ വാഹനമോടിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਲਾਅ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਫੈਲਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੱਡੀ ਚਲਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بازی

بڑے پیمانے پر پھیلنا یا چلانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分散

广泛传播或驱散

🇯🇵Japanese

分散

広範囲に広がる、または追い払われる

🇰🇷Korean

분산

널리 퍼지거나 차를 몰고 가거나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự phân tán

lây lan rộng rãi hoặc lái xe đi

🇹🇭Thai

การกระจายตัว

แพร่กระจายเป็นวงกว้างหรือขับออกไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyebaran

menyebar luas atau menjauh

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapakalat

kumakalat nang malawak o nagmamaneho

🇲🇾Malay

penyebaran

merebak secara meluas atau memandu pergi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشتت

الانتشار على نطاق واسع أو الابتعاد

🇮🇷Persian

پراکندگی

به طور گسترده گسترش می یابد یا حرکت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

dağılım

geniş bir alana yayılıyor veya uzaklaşıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּזִירָה

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