dispersed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈspɜːst/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˈspɝst/ (Canada, General-American)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /dəˈspøːst/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪˈspɜːst/ (Australia)
Meanings
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Spread out in space and/or time; not concentrated.
On the contrary, a very dispersed and scarce one such as gold, will have a low exergy value but a very high extraction cost.
2014, Antonio Valero Capilla, Alicia Valero Capilla, Thanatia: The Destiny Of The Earth's Mineral Resources, page 281:Practised in the context of a social movement, dispersed leadership has opened opportunities for women to adopt feminalist styles of leadership that invite and increase the participation of women as a group, while it has also provided the means to advance feminist agendas.
2009, John Kane, Haig Patapan, Paul 't Hart, Dispersed Democratic Leadership, page 56:One other problem studied relates to the potential impact of human waste disposal from dispersed road recreation -- a matter of concern to many managers we've talked to .
1976, John C. Hendee, Mack L. Hogans, Russell W. Koch, Dispersed Recreation on Three Forest Road Systems in Washington and Oregon, page 19:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more dispersed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most dispersed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dispersedness · bidispersed · geodispersed · undispersed · interdispersed · dispersedly · indispersed · nondispersed · hyperdispersed · polydispersed · heterodispersed · equidispersed · ultradispersed · underdispersed · nanodispersed