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[ dih-spur-suhl ] / dɪˈspɜr səl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dispersal ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of dispersalFirst recorded in 1815–25; disperse + -al2 OTHER WORDS FROM dispersalnon·dis·per·sal, nounre·dis·per·sal, nounWords nearby dispersaldispensible, dispensing optician, dispeople, dispermous, dispermy, dispersal, dispersal prison, dispersal zone, dispersant, disperse, disperse dye Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dispersalTo its proponents Andhra was the meridian, after 600 years of division and dispersal, of Telugu civilization. India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux|Kranti Rai|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Instead, they are allowed periodic visits to the country to monitor the dispersal and use of the donated goods. This Charity Should be More Skeptical of North Korea|Justin Green|November 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST Eve Conant reports on the controversial mixture of uranium and plutonium—and the likelihood of its dispersal into the air. The Toxic Fuel Inside Japan's Nuclear Plant|Eve Conant|March 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST The only alternative is the breaking up of the camps and the dispersal of the women. The War in South Africa|Arthur Conan Doyle
Immediately after the dispersal of the meeting Mr. Wallingford and “Mr. Dorcas” shook hands ecstatically. Young Wallingford|George Randolph Chester It was sold in 1813, a few weeks after the dispersal of Mr. John Hunter's very similar collection. The Great Book-Collectors|Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton Most of the endemic genera are berry-bearers and thus offer the means of dispersal by fruit-eating birds. Island Life|Alfred Russel Wallace Wind-fertilised plants have many characteristics which favour the dispersal of the pollen. Springtime and Other Essays|Francis Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for dispersal
nounthe act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed the spread of animals, plants, or seeds to new areas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dispersaldispersion, diffusion, scattering, dissemination, spreading, circulation |