Complete Definition of "diffusion"

see|Diffusion
English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u���n|-u���n

Etymology
From L. diffusionem (nominative of diffusio), from verb diffundere.

Noun
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  1. the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
  2. physics the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
  3. physics the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
  4. the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
  5. physics (Weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.

Translations
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Croatian: t-|hr|difuzija|f
French: t+|fr|diffusion
German: t+|de|Diffusion
Japanese: ��
Polish: dyfuzja
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Serbian: difuzija or ди��зи�а
Spanish: t-|es|difusión
Portuguese: difusão
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French

Noun
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Revision and Credits for"diffusion"
  • 2007-12-22 02:31 - Circeus - Change deprecated template, Replaced: {{fr-noun-reg|f}} → {{fr-noun|f}} [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]]

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