diffusion
Meaning
- (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.
Synonyms
scattered reflection
spreading out
spread all over
speard
random scatter
molecular diffusion
Translations
diffusion
difusión
Diffusion
difusão
diffusione
διάχυση
difusió
إنتشار
diffusiePronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈfjuːʒən/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse + -ion.
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