DISSEMINATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does dissemination mean?
• DISSEMINATION (noun)
The noun DISSEMINATION has 3 senses:
1. the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
2. the property of being diffused or dispersed
3. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
Familiarity information: DISSEMINATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DISSEMINATION (noun)
Meaning:
The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
airing; dissemination; public exposure; spreading
Hypernyms ("dissemination" is a kind of...):
transmission (communication by means of transmitted signals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissemination"):
circulation (the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines))
extension; propagation (the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions)
Meaning:
The property of being diffused or dispersed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
dissemination; diffusion
Hypernyms ("dissemination" is a kind of...):
dispersion; distribution (the spatial property of being scattered about over an area or volume)
Meaning:
The act of dispersing or diffusing something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dispersal; dispersion; dissemination; diffusion
Context examples:
the dispersion of the troops / the diffusion of knowledge
Hypernyms ("dissemination" is a kind of...):
spread; spreading (act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dissemination"):
crop-dusting; spraying (the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft))
