diffusion
(Anglès)
- (countable, uncountable) The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
- (countable, uncountable) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
- (countable, uncountable) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
- (countable, uncountable) The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
- (countable, uncountable) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
- (countable, uncountable) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
- (countable, uncountable) The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/dɪˈfjuːʒən/
Etimologia (Anglès)
Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse + -ion.
Related words
scattered reflection
spreading out
spread all over
speard
random scatter
molecular diffusion
dyfuzja
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