Dispersed

Dispersed
Dispersed Dis*persed", a. Scattered. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

{Dispersed harmony} (Mus.), harmony in which the tones composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave or more. [1913 Webster]


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  • Dispersed — Disperse Dis*perse , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispersing}.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to strew, scatter. See {Sparse}.] 1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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