dispersal
1dispersal — dispersal, dispersion are both used to mean ‘dispersing, spreading’, but in non technical meanings dispersal refers more to the process and dispersion to the result. The following examples show the difference of emphasis: • More efficient… …
2Dispersal — may refer to: Biological dispersal Force dispersal This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to …
3dispersal — ● dispersal nom masculin (anglais dispersal, dispersion) Ensemble des plates formes cimentées où sont stationnés les appareils militaires sur une base aérienne. dispersal [dispɛʀsal] n. m. ÉTYM. 1959; mot angl., de to disperse « disséminer »; du… …
4Dispersal — Dis*per sal, n. The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion. Darwin. [1913 Webster] …
5dispersal — index circulation, decentralization, disbursement (act of disbursing), dispensation (act of dispensing), dissolution (disintegration), division (act of dividing) …
6dispersal — 1821; see DISPERSE (Cf. disperse) + AL (Cf. al) (2) …
7dispersal — [di spʉr′səl] n. a dispersing or being dispersed; distribution …
8dispersal — [[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 …
9Dispersal — Dismigration oder Ansiedlungsstreuung ist vor allem ein vogelkundlicher Fachbegriff. Darunter sind Zerstreuungswanderungen von Vögeln, insbesondere, aber nicht ausschließlich von Jungvögeln, zu verstehen, die sie von ihrem Geburtsort,… …
10dispersal — di|sper|sal [dıˈspə:səl US ə:r ] n [U and C] the process of spreading things over a wide area or in different directions ▪ the role of birds in the dispersal of seeds …