dispersivity

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noun

An empirical property of a porous medium that determines the characteristic dispersion of the medium by relating the components of pore velocity to the dispersion coefficient.

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Meanings

noundispersivity (countable and uncountable, plural dispersivities)

plural dispersivities

  1. countableuncountableAn empirical property of a porous medium that determines the characteristic dispersion of the medium by relating the components of pore velocity to the dispersion coefficient.

Origin

From dispersive + -ity.

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Translations

Irish easraitheacht
  • easraitheachtempirical property of a porous medium
Portuguese dispersividade
  • dispersividadeempirical property of a porous medium
Romanian dispersivitate
  • dispersivitateempirical property of a porous medium
Cite this entry
APA

dispersivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispersivity

MLA

“dispersivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispersivity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dispersivity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispersivity.

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