dispersive
/dɪˈspɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
dispersive adjective: that becomes dispersed.
Adjective
dispersive (comparative more dispersive, superlative most dispersive)
- That becomes dispersed
- That causes dispersion
Forms of dispersive
| comparative | more dispersive |
|---|---|
| superlative | most dispersive |
Origin of dispersive
From disperse + -ive.
Words formed from dispersive
- dispersive line
- dispersively
- dispersive mass transfer
- dispersive medium
- dispersive model
- dispersiveness
- dispersive power
- dispersivity
- monodispersive
- nondispersive
- overdispersive
- polydispersive
- underdispersive
Phrases with dispersive
Words that rhyme with dispersive
- recursive
- cursive
- immersive
- adversive
- animadversive
- aversive
- conversive
- discursive
- excursive
- introversive
- semicursive
- subversive
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abstersive
- antidiscursive
- antisubversive
- aspersive
- co-recursive
- compersive
- contraversive
- corecursive
- counterdiscursive
- countersubversive
- cyberdiscursive
- detersive
- electrodispersive
- eversive
- extroversive
- immunosubversive
- incursive
- interconversive
- interdiscursive
- inversive
- ipsiversive
- left-recursive
- macrodiscursive
- metadiscursive
- microdiscursive
- monodispersive
- nonaversive
- noncursive
- nondiscursive
- nondispersive
- nonimmersive
- nonrecursive
- nonsubversive
- overdispersive
- perversive
- photoaversive
- polydispersive
- precursive
- primitive recursive
- proaversive
- procursive
- pursive
- reversive
- Roman cursive
- semiodiscoursive
- submersive
- subrecursive
- superrecursive
Questions about dispersive
- What does dispersive mean?
- Dispersive means that becomes dispersed.
- What part of speech is dispersive?
- Dispersive is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce dispersive?
- Dispersive is pronounced /dɪˈspɜː(ɹ)sɪv/.
Words near dispersive in the dictionary
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