dispersive

Adjective
Synonyms: diffusing(a)diffusivedisseminative

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. spreading by diffusionSynonyms: diffusing(a)diffusivedisseminative
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dispersive \Dis*pers"ive\, a. Tending to disperse. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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