dispersal
nounUK /dɪˈspɜːsl/
US /dɪˈspɜːrsl/
The act of spreading things out over a wide area.
The wind helps with the dispersal of seeds across the field.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The process by which seeds are carried away from the parent plant.
Seed dispersal by animals helps new plants grow far away.
3. The movement of people away from a crowded place to other areas.
The dispersal of the crowd happened quickly after the concert.
4. The scattering of light or particles in physics.
The dispersal of light through the prism created a rainbow.