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Diffusion
//dɪˈfjuː.ʒən// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion. countable, uncountable
- 2 the act of dispersing or diffusing something wordnet
- 3 The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium. countable, uncountable
- 4 the property of being diffused or dispersed wordnet
- 5 The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation. countable, uncountable
"gaseous diffusion"
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- 6 the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another wordnet
- 7 The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities. countable, uncountable
"Even the false-necked vase, though it reaches its widest diffusion at this epoch, is, as we have seen, a type found existing in much earlier strata."
- 8 (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration wordnet
- 9 The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services. countable, uncountable
- 10 Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale. countable, uncountable
- 11 The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse + -ion.
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