Dispersal
[dɪ'spɜːsl] or [dɪ'spɝsl]
Definition
(n.) The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.
Editor: Ronda
Examples
- We must be going with the rest,' observed Mrs Lammle, rising with a show of unwillingness, amidst a general dispersal. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I think favourable means of dispersal explain this fact. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This is a wonderful case, and probably indicates dispersal from an Antarctic centre during a former warm period. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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