dispersal
dispersal noun: the act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
Noun
dispersal (countable and uncountable, plural dispersals)
- The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
- For a time, Okeh picked up the disk for national dispersal.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 145
- Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected...2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
- A dispersal prison.
- Problems of control in dispersals and in other prisons necessarily instigated a multiplicity of working theories to explain the difficulties […]2012, D. Drake, Prisons, Punishment and the Pursuit of Security
dispersal meaning in Tamil
dispersal in Tamil
- பரம்பல், பரவுதல்
Examples of dispersal in a sentence
- Increasing globalization in the movement of people and goods is enabling the dispersal of non-native species worldwide.
- The egg dispersal mechanics of the bird's nest fungus are as amazing as its appearance.
- As primary folivores, it seems highly unlikely that the koala lemurs were major players in seed dispersal.
Forms of dispersal
| plural | dispersals |
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Origin of dispersal
From disperse + -al.
Words formed from dispersal
Phrases with dispersal
Words that rhyme with dispersal
Questions about dispersal
- What does dispersal mean?
- Dispersal means the act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
- What is dispersal in Tamil?
- Dispersal in Tamil is பரம்பல், பரவுதல். See Dispersal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dispersal?
- Dispersal is a noun.
- What is the plural of dispersal?
- The plural of dispersal is dispersals.
Words near dispersal in the dictionary
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