(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:08:44

Dis*pers"ive (?), a.

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.

 

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