5. (Print.) The sorting of types and placing them in their proper boxes in the cases.
6. (Steam Engine) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission.
Geographical distribution, the natural arrangements of animals and plants in particular regions or districts.
Syn. -- Apportionments; allotment; dispensation; disposal; dispersion; classification; arrangement.
Dis`tri*bu"tion*al (?), a. Of or pertaining to distribution. Huxley.
Dis`tri*bu"tion*ist, n. A distributer. [R.] Dickens.
Dis*trib"u*tive (?), a. [Cf. F. distributif.] 1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in portions; dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive justice." Swift.