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dispersal

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /dɪˈspɜːrsəl/ · UK /dɪˈspɜːsəl/

dispersal means: The movement or spreading of people or things away from one place in different directions.

noun

SPREADING OUTC1

The movement or spreading of people or things away from one place in different directions.

  • Birds help with seed dispersal.
  • Police ordered the dispersal of the crowd.
  • The map shows the dispersal of the population across the region.

How to use it: dispersal of something (Wind helps with the dispersal of seeds.)

Similar words: scattering, dispersion

Opposites: concentration

Common phrases: seed dispersal, crowd dispersal, dispersal of something

HIGH SECURITY PRISONC2

One of several high-security prisons used to keep the most dangerous prisoners in separate locations.

  • He was transferred to a dispersal.
  • The dispersal held prisoners requiring the highest security.
  • Several dispersals shared responsibility for housing dangerous inmates.

Similar words: dispersal prison

Common phrases: dispersal prison, high security dispersal, transfer to dispersal

Questions about dispersal

What does dispersal mean?

The movement or spreading of people or things away from one place in different directions.

What is dispersal in other languages?

Türkçe: dağılma · Español: dispersión · Français: dispersion · Deutsch: Verteilung · Italiano: dispersione · 日本語: 分散

How do you pronounce dispersal?

In American English /dɪˈspɜːrsəl/; in British English /dɪˈspɜːsəl/.

How do you use dispersal in a sentence?

Birds help with seed dispersal. Police ordered the dispersal of the crowd.

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