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well-dispersed

dis·perse
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-spurs]
    • /wɛl -spɝːs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-spurs]
    • /wɛl -spɝːs/

Definitions of well-dispersed word

  • verb with object well-dispersed to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd. 1
  • verb with object well-dispersed to spread widely; disseminate: to disperse knowledge. 1
  • verb with object well-dispersed to dispel; cause to vanish: The wind dispersed the fog. 1
  • verb with object well-dispersed Physical Chemistry. to cause (particles) to separate uniformly throughout a solid, liquid, or gas. 1
  • verb with object well-dispersed Optics. to subject (light) to dispersion. 1
  • verb without object well-dispersed to separate and move apart in different directions without order or regularity; become scattered: The crowd dispersed. 1
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Origin of well-dispersed

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English dispersen, disparsen (< Middle French disperser) < Latin dispersus (past participle of dispergere), equivalent to di- di-2 + -sper(g)- scatter (stem of -spergere, combining form of spargere to scatter, strew) + -sus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Well-dispersed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Well-dispersed

well-dispersed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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