dispersal distribution
1dispersal — [di spʉr′səl] n. a dispersing or being dispersed; distribution …
2distribution — [n1] allocation, dispersion administration, alloting, allotment, apportioning, apportionment, assessment, assigning, circulating, circulation, dealing, delivery, diffusion, dispensation, dispersal, disposal, disposing, dissemination, dissipating …
3dispersal — [[t]dɪspɜ͟ː(r)s(ə)l[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Dispersal is the spreading of things over a wide area. Plants have different mechanisms of dispersal for their spores. Syn: distribution 2) N UNCOUNT: oft N of n The dispersal of a crowd involves splitting it …
4distribution — [[t]dɪ̱strɪbju͟ːʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ distributions 1) N UNCOUNT: usu with supp The distribution of things involves giving or delivering them to a number of people or places. ...the council which controls the distribution of foreign aid... He admitted… …
5distribution — noun 1) the distribution of charity Syn: giving out, dealing out, doling out, handing out/around, issue, issuing, dispensation; allocation, allotment, apportioning, sharing out, dividing up/out, parceling out 2) the geographical distribution of… …
6distribution — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of distributing] Syn. dispersal, dispersion, allotment, allocation, partitioning, partition, division, dividing up, assignment, deal, dealing, circulation, disposal, disposing of, apportionment, prorating, rationing …
7distribution — noun 1) the distribution of aid Syn: giving out, dealing out, doling out, handing out/round, issuing, allocation, sharing out, dividing up/out, parcelling out 2) centres of food distribution Syn: supply …
8distribution — n. 1 the act or an instance of distributing; the process of being distributed. 2 Econ. a the dispersal of goods etc. among consumers, brought about by commerce. b the extent to which different groups, classes, or individuals share in the total… …
9dispersal — n. [L. dispergere, to disperse] 1. The act or result of scattering. 2. The scattering or distribution of organisms in the biosphere …
10dispersal — Synonyms and related words: aloofness, anarchy, attenuation, breakup, broadcast, broadcasting, chaos, circumfusion, confusion, crack up, deactivation, demobilization, detachment, diaspora, diffraction, diffusion, dilution, disbandment,… …
