Thesaurus: dispersive

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1. a. Tending to disperse.
2. adj. spreading by diffusion
3. 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.
4. Tending to disperse. Dispersive power (Opt.), the relativeeffect of a material in separating the different rays of light byrefraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism.-- Dis*pers"ive*ness, n.
5. j:100 s spreading by diffusion