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dispersion

dispersion

1 6.4
A mix where tiny bits spread through a liquid or gas
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈpɜrʒən/
  • Specialized
: dispersión
  • Examples of this are nanostructured coatings, dispersion of nanoparticles, and bulk materials: nanostructured metals, polymers, and ceramics.
  • dispersion stack
  • dispersion fan
  • dispersion chamber

There are, I'm sure, more reasons, but that's the most important reasons why we thicken our food, the thickening process, dispersion, hydration and setting.

Examples

  • Grade LP is a new heavy-duty forging lubricant that is a water-based microfine graphite dispersion.

    Academic text (1998)

  • EDX diffractogram (Online Resource 2) of the PyC film reveals the film composition and dispersion of constitutive elements.

    Academic text (2018)

  • That is a measure of dispersion, how wide that ranges.

  • In addition, there was a dispersion of course content; 35 different unit topics were identified.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Designs with about five times the conventional dispersion are commercially available.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The outlet air from the biofilter will be released to the atmosphere through the dispersion stack.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The mean location and dispersion of the ICRs varied depending on ankle position, ankle angle, and trim line stage.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Within dispersion measurements, standard deviation and variance coefficient were used for the purpose of comparing two sets of data.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The dispersion of particles in the paint created a smooth, even finish.

  • In chemistry, dispersion refers to a mixture where tiny solid particles are evenly distributed in a liquid.

Synonyms

suspension
vsdispersion
  • Specialized
5 5.7

A mixture of tiny solid particles that float in a liquid

describes particles spread through another substance without implying fluid support
intermixture
vsdispersion
1 7.0

Different things joined together to make one thing

refers specifically to particles distributed within a substance rather than the act of mixing
mixture
vsdispersion
1 1.2

An action that brings two or more things together

means small particles distributed throughout another substance not the combining action

Compounds

dispersion medium
  • Specialized
7.8

A liquid or gas that has tiny particles spread through it

How Even

solution
  • Specialized
78 3.0
dispersion
  • Specialized
1 6.4
aggregation
12 6.1

Surface Forms

dispersion singular
dispersions plural

Morphology

dispersion = disperse (transparent) = disperse + ion

Standard nominalization of 'disperse' yielding the noun for a distributed mixture; the meaning is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Dispersion for mixtures comes from dis- 'apart' and spergere 'to scatter', a picture like tiny bits being 'sprinkled' through a liquid. So a scientific dispersion is simply small particles 'scattered' through another substance, which is why the word is used for things like milk or paint.