Usage examples (33)

• It seems equally capable of being fitted in to the 'dispersive' theory, and of being regarded as an emanation or radiation proceeding direct from the human heart.
• Unlike glass, diamond is highly "dispersive," so white light is spread out into a broader spectrum, hence the beautiful colors, or "fire."
• His black hair denies the soft light a hold on its dispersive form.
• A scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive x-ray system.