étalement

Definitions of étalement
  1. noun
    act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    synonyms: diffusion
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    types:
    éparpillement
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something
    éparpillement
    the act of scattering
    décentralisation
    the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
    type of:
    aggrandissement, prolongement
    act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
  2. noun
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    synonyms: diffusion
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    types:
    propagation
    the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
    éparpillement
    spreading widely or driving off
    type of:
    changement de lieu, déplacement
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
  3. noun
    a haphazard distribution in all directions
    synonyms: diffusion
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    type of:
    dispersion
    the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
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