'Dispersive' definitions:
Definition of 'dispersive'
From: WordNet
adjective
Spreading by diffusion [syn: diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminative]
Definition of 'Dispersive'
From: GCIDE
- Dispersive \Dis*pers"ive\, a. Tending to disperse. [1913 Webster]
- Dispersive power (Opt.), the relative effect of a material in separating the different rays of light by refraction, as when the substance is formed into a prism. -- {Dis*pers"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]