dispersive

dispersive

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English disperse
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Old French -ifbor.
Middle English -yf
English -ive
English dispersive

    From disperse + -ive.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv

    Adjective

    dispersive (comparative more dispersive, superlative most dispersive)

    1. That becomes dispersed
    2. That causes dispersion

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    Italian

    Adjective

    dispersive

    1. feminine plural of dispersivo

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