Along with the mallet, it shares the ability to distribute force over a wide area.

When lying down, a person's weight is distributed over a much larger area.

The resulting raft distributed the weight of the massive outer walls over a large area.

The clusters are distributed over an area of 500 m in diameter.

Also, because of the way the spindles work, pressure can be distributed over a large area or focused on a small one.

It supplies electrical power to 413,983 customers distributed over a wide area of 74,000 km.

This is especially common in the plant kingdom in which a single species may be distributed over a vast area.

Her weight distributed over a larger area kept her from sinking through.

These tires help distribute the weight over a large area thus minimizing terrain impact.

The museum's collection is distributed over an area of 380 square meters.