Main entry: diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination
Definition: the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Usage: the dispersion of the troops; the diffusion of knowledge
Main entry: 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
Main entry: dispersion, scattering
Definition: spreading widely or driving off