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disperser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • disperse verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  • fan noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  • scatter verb To cause to separate and move in different directions.
  • spread verb To open something out so it covers a wider area.

Senses

disperser is used for these senses in English:

  • disperse (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
  • fan (intransitive, usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
  • scatter (ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
  • spread (transitive) To disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area. [from 13th c.]

disperse — full definition

  1. verb To scatter or spread out in different directions.
  2. verb To spread information or resources widely.

fan — full definition

  1. noun A device, hand-held or powered, that moves air to cool someone or something down.
  2. noun A person who admires and follows a performer, team, or interest closely.
  3. verb To move air onto something using a fan or a waving motion, or to spread out in a fan shape.

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