1. Growth pattern characterized by spread-out or scattered development across a wider area rather than concentrated in one location
The company pursued a strategy of dispersed growth by opening multiple small branches across different regions.
A empresa perseguiu uma estratégia de crescimento disperso abrindo múltiplas pequenas filiais em diferentes regiões.
2. In biology, the expansion of an organism, population, or colony that is distributed over a large geographic area
The bacterial dispersed growth pattern indicated contamination across multiple surfaces.
O padrão de crescimento disperso bacteriano indicou contaminação em múltiplas superfícies.
3. Urban development characterized by scattered, low-density construction rather than concentrated development
The region experienced dispersed growth with housing developments spread throughout the countryside.
A região experimentou crescimento disperso com desenvolvimentos habitacionais espalhados pela zona rural.