dispersion

Noun
  1. Spreading widely or driving off (synset 107346359)
    is a type of: spread, spreading - process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    subtypes:
    • diaspora - the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
    • dissipation - breaking up and scattering by dispersion
    same as: scattering
  2. The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume (synset 105094504)
    "worldwide in distribution"; "the distribution of nerve fibers"; "in complementary distribution"
    is a type of: spacing, spatial arrangement - the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
    subtypes:
    • complementary distribution, complementation - (linguistics) a distribution of related speech sounds or forms in such a way that they only appear in different contexts
    • diaspora - the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture)
    • diffusion, dissemination - the property of being diffused or dispersed
    • innervation - the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
    • scatter, spread - a haphazard distribution in all directions
    same as: distribution
  3. The act of dispersing or diffusing something (synset 100369400)
    "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
    is a type of: spread, spreading - act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    subtypes: crop-dusting, spraying - the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
    same as: diffusion, dispersal, dissemination

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