dispersal

[ dih-spur-suh l ]

/ dɪˈspɜr səl /

Origin of dispersal

First recorded in 1815–25; disperse + -al²

non·dis·per·sal, noun re·dis·per·sal, noun

To its proponents Andhra was the meridian, after 600 years of division and dispersal, of Telugu civilization.

India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux |Kranti Rai |March 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, they are allowed periodic visits to the country to monitor the dispersal and use of the donated goods.

This Charity Should be More Skeptical of North Korea |Justin Green |November 5, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Eve Conant reports on the controversial mixture of uranium and plutonium—and the likelihood of its dispersal into the air.

The Toxic Fuel Inside Japan's Nuclear Plant |Eve Conant |March 15, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The only alternative is the breaking up of the camps and the dispersal of the women.

The War in South Africa |Arthur Conan Doyle

Immediately after the dispersal of the meeting Mr. Wallingford and “Mr. Dorcas” shook hands ecstatically.

Young Wallingford |George Randolph Chester
It was sold in 1813, a few weeks after the dispersal of Mr. John Hunter's very similar collection.

The Great Book-Collectors |Charles Isaac Elton and Mary Augusta Elton
Most of the endemic genera are berry-bearers and thus offer the means of dispersal by fruit-eating birds.

Island Life |Alfred Russel Wallace
Wind-fertilised plants have many characteristics which favour the dispersal of the pollen.

Springtime and Other Essays |Francis Darwin

dispersal

/ (dɪˈspɜːsəl) /

the act of dispersing or the condition of being dispersed

the spread of animals, plants, or seeds to new areas