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dispersive

[ dih-spur-siv ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to disperse.


dispersive

/ dɪˈspɜːsɪv /

adjective

  1. tending or serving to disperse
“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
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Derived Forms

  • disˈpersively, adverb
  • disˈpersiveness, noun
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Other Words From

  • dis·persive·ly adverb
  • dis·persive·ness noun
  • nondis·persive adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dispersive1

First recorded in 1620–30; disperse + -ive
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Example Sentences

This dramatic disparity between electron and hole-carrier transport is attributed to spatially separated electronic states near the Fermi level, which consists of dispersive and flat bands.

The exhaustive report was the product of a six-month effort, including 3D microscopes, infrared spectroscopy and "energy dispersive X-ray analysis".

From BBC

In the early 1990s, Bourgain launched the modern era for dispersive, nonlinear partial differential equations.

From Nature

The questions hover over this dispersive novel like feedback resounding lowly.

This happens because ocean waves are dispersive, meaning that the speed of the wave depends on the period.

From Time

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