dis·per·sion
n 1 : the act or process of dispersing : the state of being dispersed 2 : the separation of light into colors by refraction or diffraction with formation of a spectrum : also : the separation of radiation into components in accordance with some varying characteristic (as energy) 3 a : a dispersed substance b : a system consisting of a dispersed substance and the medium in which it is dispersed : COLLOID 2b - called also disperse system .
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