Diffusion

//dɪˈfjuː.ʒən//

Synonyms for "diffusion" (110 found)

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Translations

30 translations across 23 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • اِنْتِشَار noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • дифузия noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Catalan

1 entries
  • difusió noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 擴散 /扩散 noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)
  • 散射 noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Czech

1 entries
  • difuze noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Dutch

1 entries
  • diffusie noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Finnish

1 entries
  • diffuusio noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

French

2 entries
  • diffusion noun (in physics, scattering of light)
  • diffusion noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

German

2 entries
  • Diffusion noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)
  • Streuung noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Hindi

2 entries
  • विसरण noun (in physics, scattering of light)
  • विसरण noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • difusi noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 拡散 noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Māori

1 entries
  • ingotanga noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Persian

1 entries
  • انتشار noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Polish

2 entries
  • dyfuzja noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)
  • rozprzestrzenianie noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • difusão noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Romanian

1 entries
  • difuzie noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Russian

2 entries
  • диффу́зия noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)
  • рассе́ивание noun (in physics, scattering of light)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • difuzija noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)
  • дифузија noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Spanish

1 entries
  • difusión noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • panunuot noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Turkish

1 entries
  • difüzyon noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Welsh

1 entries
  • trylediad noun (in physics, intermingling of molecules)

Sample sentences

6 total sentences available.

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Diffusion is passive because it doesn't require an external source of energy.

Source: tatoeba (5667926)

As another of our friends has said, translation is not about replacing one language with others. Translation will, on the contrary, help the language to enter the scientific field so that it can be promoted again and again. We should open our eyes: there is a huge difference between a translated language, which can be adopted, and an orphaned language whose mere diffusion would constrain it, even if that were not the original intention.

Source: tatoeba (8277920)

Established by the U.S. Congress in 1846, the Smithsonian was the brainchild of James Smithson, a wealthy English chemist who left his estate to the United States for the establishment of an institution in the nation’s capital “for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

Source: tatoeba (9938040)

The West's dominance in technological advancements and patents prevents the diffusion of knowledge and innovation, impeding the development of a truly multipolar technological landscape.

Source: tatoeba (11842626)

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