diffusion
English
/dɪˈfjuːʒən/
noun
Definitions
- The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
- (physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
- (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
- The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
- (marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
- (physics) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
- The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin diffusionem suffix from English diffuse.
Origin
English
diffuse
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autodiffusion English
- biodiffusion English
- diffusability English
- diffusable English
- diffusate English
- diffuse English
- diffusely English
- diffuseness English
- diffuser English
- diffusest English
- diffuseth English
- diffusible English
- diffusional English
- diffusionally English
- diffusionism English
- diffusionist English
- diffusionless English
- diffusionlessness English
- diffuson English
- elastodiffusion English
- electrodiffusion English
- electrodiffusional English
- electroimmunodiffusion English
- hydrodiffuse English
- hydrodiffusion English
- hyperdiffusion English
- immunodiffusion English
- interdiffuse English
- interdiffusion English
- microdiffusion English
- nondiffuse English
- outdiffuse English
- overdiffuse English
- photodiffusion English
- pseudodiffusion English
- radioimmunodiffusion English
- rediffuse English
- rediffusion English
- rotodiffusion English
- subdiffusion English
- subdiffusional English
- superdiffusion English
- thermodiffusion English
- undiffuse English
- vibrodiffusion English
- diffusionem Latin
- diffuser Middle French
- diffuse
- diffuser
- diffuson
- diffusely
- diffusate
- diffusest
- rediffuse
- undiffuse
- diffuseth
- diffusable
- diffusible
- outdiffuse
- nondiffuse
- diffusional
- overdiffuse
- diffuseness
- rediffusion
- diffusionist
- interdiffuse
- biodiffusion
- hydrodiffuse
- diffusionism
- subdiffusion
- diffusionally
- diffusability
- rotodiffusion
- autodiffusion
- diffusionless
- hyperdiffusion
- subdiffusional
- photodiffusion
- superdiffusion
- hydrodiffusion
- microdiffusion
- interdiffusion
- vibrodiffusion
- immunodiffusion
- thermodiffusion
- pseudodiffusion
- elastodiffusion
- electrodiffusion
- diffusionlessness
- electrodiffusional
- radioimmunodiffusion
- electroimmunodiffusion