Aspersion vs. Dispersion
Aspersionnoun
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
Aspersionnoun
(obsolete) A sprinkling of holy water.
Aspersionnoun
A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.
Aspersionnoun
The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny.
Aspersionnoun
a disparaging remark;
Aspersionnoun
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Aspersionnoun
the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
Aspersionnoun
an attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something
Aspersion
Aspersion (la. aspergere/aspersio), in a religious context, is the act of sprinkling with water, especially holy water.
Dispersionnoun
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
Dispersionnoun
A process of dispersing.
Dispersionnoun
The degree of scatter of data.
Dispersionnoun
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
Dispersionnoun
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
Dispersionnoun
The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a great dispersion of the human family took place at the building of Babel.
Dispersionnoun
The separation of light into its different colored rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.
Dispersionnoun
spreading widely or driving off
Dispersionnoun
the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume
Dispersionnoun
the act of dispersing or diffusing something;
Dispersionnoun
the action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area
Dispersionnoun
the state of being dispersed
Dispersionnoun
the pattern of distribution of individuals within a habitat.
Dispersionnoun
another term for diaspora
Dispersionnoun
a mixture of one substance dispersed in another medium
Dispersionnoun
the separation of white light into colours or of any radiation according to wavelength.
Dispersionnoun
the extent to which values of a variable differ from a fixed value such as the mean.
