"dispersive" meaning in All languages combined

See dispersive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more dispersive [comparative], most dispersive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: From disperse + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disperse|ive}} disperse + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} dispersive (comparative more dispersive, superlative most dispersive)
  1. That becomes dispersed
    Sense id: en-dispersive-en-adj-g8OU1eXM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 85 15
  2. That causes dispersion Translations (that causes dispersion): dispersivo (Italian), dispersivo (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-dispersive-en-adj-z3uRwEN6 Disambiguation of 'that causes dispersion': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dispersive line, dispersively, dispersive mass transfer, dispersive medium, dispersive model, dispersiveness, dispersive power, dispersivity, monodispersive, nondispersive, overdispersive, polydispersive, underdispersive

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} dispersive
  1. feminine plural of dispersivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: dispersivo
    Sense id: en-dispersive-it-adj-HKTWzh4n Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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