dispersion C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈspɜrʒən/ UK /dɪˈspɜːʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the act of scattering or the state of being spread over a wide area A prism causes the dispersion of white light into a spectrum. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of scattering or... scatteringdiffusiondisseminationdistributionspreaddissipation ↔ Opposites concentrationgatheringconvergencecollection Word family Related forms dispersedispersaldispersive Etymology AI details From Late Latin dispersio, from Latin dispergere ('to scatter abroad'), from dis- ('apart') + spargere ('to scatter, strew'). dispergere Latin spargere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dispersion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈspɜrʒən/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈspɜːʃən/ ## Meanings 1. the act of scattering or the state of being spread over a wide area ## Examples - A prism causes the dispersion of white light into a spectrum. ## Synonyms - scattering - diffusion - dissemination - distribution - spread - dissipation ## Antonyms - concentration - gathering - convergence - collection ## Related Forms - disperse - dispersal - dispersive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dispergere - Root: spargere ## Etymology From Late Latin dispersio, from Latin dispergere ('to scatter abroad'), from dis- ('apart') + spargere ('to scatter, strew'). ## AI Etymology Dispersion comes from Late Latin dispersio, from Latin dispergere ('to scatter abroad'), from dis- ('apart') + spargere ('to scatter, strew'). The etymological trail includes Latin dispergere and Latin spargere. As a noun, dispersion names the act of scattering or the state of being spread over a wide area. The same family is visible in related forms such as disperse, dispersal, and dispersive. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown