nnoun.eventspreading widely or driving offSynset:scattering
Derivationally Related Form:scatterdisperse
Hypernyms:spread spreading
Inherited Hypernyms:dispersionspreadchange of locationmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Diasporadissipation
Full Hyponyms:diasporadissipation
nnoun.attributethe spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volumeSynset:distribution
Examples:- worldwide in distribution
- the distribution of nerve fibers
- in complementary distribution
Antonyms:concentration
Hypernyms:spacing spatial arrangement
Inherited Hypernyms:distributionspacingplacementpositionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:complementary distributioncomplementationdiasporadiffusiondisseminationinnervationscatterspread
Full Hyponyms:complementary distributiondiasporadiffusenessdisseminationinnervationscatter
nnoun.actthe act of dispersing or diffusing somethingSynset:diffusion dispersal dissemination
Examples:- the dispersion of the troops
- the diffusion of knowledge
Derivationally Related Form:diffusedisseminatedisperse
Hypernyms:spread spreading
Inherited Hypernyms:dispersionspreadextensionexpansionincreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:crop-dustingspraying
Full Hyponyms:crop-dusting