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undispersed

undispersed

1 7.2
People or things that are not spread out and stay together in one place
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪsˈpɜrst/
: no disperso
  • After the event, the crowd was undispersed in the park, enjoying the warm weather together.

Examples

  • Couple this property with the filaments' ability to travel undispersed over long distances, and one has the potential to do remote spectroscopy of atmospheric pollutants.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Some studies suggest that chemically dispersed oil can be more toxic to marine life than undispersed oil, although this remains an open area of research.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Like strands of spaghetti, undispersed nanotubes tangle up and form clumps.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The seeds remained undispersed in the garden, ensuring a dense growth of flowers next spring.

  • The leftover confetti was undispersed on the floor, creating a colorful mess at the party.

Synonyms

unsplit
vsundispersed
1 4.0

Whole and not divided into parts

relates to staying together rather than staying unbroken or whole
unseparated
vsundispersed
1 3.5

Not divided into parts and kept together as one unit

emphasizes closeness rather than lack of physical division or parts
undiffused
vsundispersed
1 7.6

Light or sound that stays in one place and is very strong

is about remaining together in one place without concentrating directionally
unscattered
vsundispersed
1 6.8

Staying together in one place and not spread out

has identical meaning but is a different form or variant
undissipated
vsundispersed
1 7.5

Still present and not spread out, like heat in an insulated container

focuses on being together rather than on continued presence or retention

Antonyms

137 3.5

Spread over a wide area and not close together

16 4.2

Spread out across a wide area

How Scattered

scattered
137 3.5
undispersed
1 7.2
clustered
19 4.1
concentrated
  • Specialized
25 4.4

Surface Forms

undispersed positive

Morphology

undispersed = dispersed (transparent) = un + disperse + ed

Formed by adding the negating prefix 'un-' to the familiar adjectival/past-participle 'dispersed', so the meaning 'not dispersed' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word undispersed is made of un- meaning 'not' and disperse meaning 'to spread out', like 'scatter', so undispersed means 'not spread out' and staying together in one place.