dispersal
//dɪˈspɜːsəl//
Noun
dispersalSingular
dispersalsPlural
1
The action or process of distributing or spreading things or people over a wide area.
The dispersal of seeds by wind helps plants spread to new areas.
2
The movement of organisms or seeds away from their place of origin to new locations.
Wind plays an important role in the dispersal of dandelion seeds.
3
The breaking up and scattering of a group of people, especially by force.
The police ordered the dispersal of the protesters gathered in the square.