Dispersed \Dis*persed"\, a. Scattered. -- Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pers"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispersing.]

[L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See Sparse.]

1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations. [1913 Webster]

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv. 7. [1913 Webster]

Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors. [1913 Webster]

Dispersed are the glories. --Shak.

Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

dispersed adj : distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" [syn: spread]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Dispersed \Dis*persed"\, a. Scattered. -- Dis*pers"ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pers"ed*ness, n.

Dispersed harmony (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dispersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dispersing.]

[L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See Sparse.]

1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are dispersed among all nations.

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv. 7.

Two lions, in the still, dark night, A herd of beeves disperse. --Cowper.

2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to disperse vapors.

Dispersed are the glories. --Shak.

Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse; distribute; deal out; disseminate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)