1. the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area
2. the movement of organisms away from their place of birth or from centers of population density
Usage: biology

Examples

• The dispersal of protesters was swift and orderly.
• Wind aids in the dispersal of dandelion seeds.
• The museum’s collection faced dispersal after the fire.
• Scientists studied the dispersal patterns of the migrating birds.
• The dispersal of information through social media was rapid.
• Seed dispersal is crucial for plant reproduction.
• The dispersal of the crowd took several hours.