dispersions
Particles throughout medium
Dispersions is the plural of dispersion, which describes the spreading or scattering of something across an area or through a medium.
In chemistry and physics, a dispersion is a system where particles of one substance are distributed throughout another, like fog or milk.
The term also applies to the separation of light into its component wavelengths, as when a prism creates a rainbow.
More broadly, dispersion refers to any distribution of elements away from a central point: the dispersion of seeds by wind.
Blended immiscible liquids
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- aerosolMist in gas
- solFifth scale degree
foam · colloid · nanoparticles · particulate · micelles · stabilizer · surfactant · homogenize
Spread around the mean
- spreadTo distribute widely
- rangeExtent of variation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
- skewnessDistribution asymmetry measure
outlier · percentile · boxplot · histogram · scatter · deviation · variability
Light-splitting optical element
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- refractionWave bending between media
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- diffractionWaves spreading past obstacles
wavelength · spectroscopy · polarization · interference · scattering · photons · holography · iridescence
To distribute widely
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- disseminateSpread information widely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- distributeDivide and deliver
broadcast · sprinkle · strew · intersperse · radiate · propagate · diaspora · migration
emulsion
Blended immiscible liquids
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
- aerosolMist in gas
sol · foam · colloid · nanoparticles · particulate · micelles · stabilizer · surfactant · homogenize · flocculation
variance
Spread around the mean
- spreadTo distribute widely
- rangeExtent of variation
- distributionAllocation across recipients
skewness · outlier · percentile · boxplot · histogram · scatter · deviation · variability
prism
Light-splitting optical element
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- refractionWave bending between media
- rainbowRefracted light arc
diffraction · wavelength · spectroscopy · polarization · interference · scattering · photons · holography · iridescence · optics
spread
To distribute widely
- scatterDistribute in random directions
- disseminateSpread information widely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
distribute · broadcast · sprinkle · strew · intersperse · radiate · propagate · diaspora · migration · displacement
dispersionsconcentrations
Measures of substance density
aggregations · accumulations · agglomerations · centralizations · convergences
dispersionsunifications
Acts of merging separate entities
collections · gatherings · assemblies · coalescences · congregations
- dispersion relationFrequency as wavenumber function