Synonyms for dispersion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-spur-zhuh n, -shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈspɜr ʒən, -ʃən


Définition of dispersion

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French dispersion (13c.), from Latin dispersionem (nominative dispersio) "a scattering," noun of action from past participle stem of dispergere (see disperse).
  • noun dispersal
Example sentences :
  • Dispersion of the armament against Algiers by stress of weather.
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • His departure was the signal for the dispersion of the fleet.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
  • Had a shell fallen on the table, the dispersion could not have been more instantaneous.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • To continue his flight meant capture or dispersion of his forces.
  • Extract from : « Rodney, the Ranger » by John V. Lane
  • They could not be as they are had no law regulated their creation and dispersion.
  • Extract from : « Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection » by Alfred Russel Wallace
  • There was a Persian dispersion similar to that of the Israelites.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • The young people of the family are gathering after the day's dispersion.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • You are the strangers of the Dispersion, that you may be the messengers of the Evangelisation.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Moreover, in dispersion, and therefore in fire, it stands alone.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896 » by Various
  • It took the form of dispersion for the sake of complete occupation.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

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