dispersive medium

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noun

physics a substance in which waves of different frequencies travel at different speeds

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Words nearby dispersive medium

disperse dye, dispersion, dispersion hardening, dispersion relation, dispersive, dispersive medium, dispersive power, dispersoid, disphenoid, dispirit, dispirited

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How to use dispersive medium in a sentence

While the beans are cooling and drying, melt the butter in a saute pan over medium heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.
Make Carla Hall’s Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole|Carla Hall|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Heat the rum in a small skillet over medium until reduce by half.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the pork is resting, heat a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Finish the sauce by putting the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The medium pitch expresses warmth, emotion, and the heart qualities.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
They vary greatly in size, being sometimes so small as to seem mere points of light with medium-power objectives.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
At present this medium is paper money depreciated, as in the case of the Reichsbank notes, by nearly 30 per cent.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
"Say yes quickly," he cried, and the strength of his will and passion vibrated to her through the medium he had established.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
And a rampant ache in my head, seconded by a medium-sized gash in the scalp, didn't make for an access of optimism at that moment.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair