DISPERSIVELY

Etymology

Adverb

dispersively (comparative more dispersively, superlative most dispersively)

In a dispersive way.

With regard to dispersion.

Source: Wiktionary


DISPERSIVE

Dis*pers"ive, a.

Definition: Tending to disperse. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DISKETTE

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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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