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Meaning of DISPERSIVE

Pronunciation:  di'spursiv

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  tending to disperse
  2. [adj]  spreading by diffusion
 

DISPERSIVE is a 10 letter word that starts with D.

 

 Synonyms: decentralising(a), decentralizing(a), diffusing(a), diffusive, disseminating, disseminative, distributive, scattering, spreading
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dis*pers"ive\, a.
Tending to disperse.

{Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material
   in separating the different rays of light by refraction,
   as when the substance is formed into a prism. --
   {Dis*pers"ive*ness}, n.

 

 

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