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.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
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.