Dispersive may refer to:Dispersive partial differential equation, a partial differential equation where waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities Dispersive phase from Biological dispersal Dispersive medium, a medium in which waves of different frequencies travel at different velocities Dispersive adhesion, adhesion which attributes attractive forces between two materials to intermolecular interactions between molecules Dispersive mass transfer, the spreading of mass from highly concentrated areas to less concentrated areas Dispersive body waves, an aspect of seismic theory Dispersive prism, an optical prism Dispersive hypothesis, a DNA replication predictive hypothesis Dispersive fading, in wireless communication signals Dispersive line Dispersive power