dispersion
(noun)
noun
1. spreading widely or driving off
Similar word(s): scattering
Definition categories: event, spread, spreading
2. the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
Similar word(s): distribution
Definition categories: attribute, spacing
3. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
- the dispersion of the troops
Similar word(s): diffusion, dispersal, dissemination