Definition
Related to or characterized by spreading things out or scattering them widely in different directions.
Etymology
From Latin disseminare (to scatter seed) combined with the suffix -ative (tending to). The root semina means 'seeds,' so the word originally meant 'scattering like seeds.'
Kelly Says
Farmers understood this concept for thousands of years—wind and animals 'dissemilatively' spread seeds everywhere! The word captures how nature distributes genetic material across landscapes.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُتَفَرّق
mu-ta-far-raq
BNবাংলা
বিস্তৃত
bi-sh-trit
CACatalà
escampat
es-cam-pat
CSČeština
rozptylující
roz-pty-loo-yee-chi
DADansk
fordelende
for-del-en-de
DEDeutsch
verstreutend
ver-sh-troo-t-end
ELΕλληνικά
διασπείρον
dia-spei-ron
ESEspañol
dispersivo
dis-per-see-voh
FAفارسی
پراکنده
par-kan-de
FISuomi
levinnevä
le-vin-ne-vä
FRFrançais
dissipatif
dis-si-pa-tif
HEעברית
מתפשט
mit-pa-sheht
HIहिन्दी
विस्तृत
vis-t-rit
HUMagyar
szétterjedő
shet-ter-jed-oh
IDBahasa Indonesia
tersebar
ter-se-bar
IGIG
gbagbuo
gba-g-boo-oh
ITItaliano
disseminativo
dis-se-mi-na-ti-vo
MSBahasa Melayu
tersebar
ter-se-bar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
verstrooid
ver-stroo-id
NONorsk
fordelende
for-del-en-de
PLPolski
rozproszeniowy
roz-pro-sye-nio-wy
PTPortuguês
disseminativo
dis-se-mi-na-ti-vo
RORomână
disseminativ
dis-se-mi-na-tiv
RUРусский
распыляющий
ras-py-lyay-ush-chiy
SVSvenska
förspridande
for-spri-dan-de
SWKiswahili
kuenye
kwen-ye
TAதமிழ்
விரிவடைதல்
vi-ri-va-dai-thal
TEతెలుగు
వ్యాప్తి
vy-ap-thi
TLTL
nagkalat
na-g-ka-lat
TRTürkçe
yayılıcı
ya-y-li-chi
UKУкраїнська
розсіюючий
roz-si-yu-yuch-iy
URاردو
پھیلتا ہے
pheel-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
phân tán
phan-tan