Synonyms: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination
Definition: the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Usage: the dispersion of the troops; the diffusion of knowledge
Similar words: spread, spreading
Definition: act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
Synonyms: dispersion, distribution
Definition: the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
Usage: worldwide in distribution; the distribution of nerve fibers; in complementary distribution
Similar words: spacing, spatial arrangement
Definition: the property possessed by an array of things that have space between them
Synonyms: dispersion, scattering
Definition: spreading widely or driving off
Similar words: spread, spreading
Definition: process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space