dispersive
1Dispersive — partial differential equation Dispersive phase from Biological dispersal Dispersive medium dispersive line dispersive mass transfer dispersive power dispersive fading This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …
2Dispersive — Dis*pers ive, a. Tending to disperse. [1913 Webster] {Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism. {Dis*pers ive*ness}, n. [1913 …
3dispersive — [di spʉr′siv] adj. dispersing or tending to disperse dispersively adv …
4dispersive — ● dispersif, dispersive adjectif Relatif à la dispersion de la lumière. ● dispersif, dispersive (expressions) adjectif Huile dispersive, synonyme de huile détergente. Pouvoir dispersif, rapport , où Δ n représente la variation de l indice de… …
5dispersive — adjective Date: 1677 1. of or relating to dispersion < a dispersive medium > < the dispersive power of a lens > 2. tending to disperse • dispersively adverb • dispersiveness noun …
6dispersive — dis·per·sive pər siv, ziv adj 1) of or relating to dispersion <a dispersive medium> <the dispersive power of a lens> 2) tending to disperse dis·per·sive·ness n * * * dis·per·sive (dis purґsiv) 1. tending to become dispersed. 2.… …
7dispersive — disperse ► VERB 1) go or distribute in different directions or over a wide area. 2) thin out and eventually disappear. 3) Physics divide (light) into constituents of different wavelengths. DERIVATIVES dispersal noun disperser noun dispersible… …
8Dispersive adhesion — Dispersive adhesion, also called adsorptive adhesion, is a mechanism for adhesion which attributes attractive forces between two materials to intermolecular interactions between molecules of each material. This mechanism is widely viewed as the… …
9Dispersive power — Dispersive Dis*pers ive, a. Tending to disperse. [1913 Webster] {Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism. {Dis*pers… …
10Dispersive mass transfer — Dispersive mass transfer, in fluid dynamics, is the spreading of mass from highly concentrated areas to less concentrated areas. It is one form of mass transfer. Dispersive mass flux is analogous to diffusion, and it can also be described using… …
