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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dif•fu•sion (di fyo̅o̅′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - act of diffusing;
state of being diffused. - prolixity of speech or writing;
discursiveness. - Physics
- PhysicsAlso called migration. an intermingling of molecules, ions, etc., resulting from random thermal agitation, as in the dispersion of a vapor in air.
- a reflection or refraction of light or other electromagnetic radiation from an irregular surface or an erratic dispersion through a surface;
scattering.
- Cinema[Motion Pictures.]a soft-focus effect resulting from placing a gelatin or silk plate in front of a studio light or a camera lens, or through the use of diffusion filters.
- Meteorologythe spreading of atmospheric constituents or properties by turbulent motion as well as molecular motion of the air.
- Anthropology, Sociologythe transmission of elements or features of one culture to another.
- Latin diffūsiōn- (stem of diffūsiō) a spreading out, equivalent. to diffūs(us) (see diffuse) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: diffusion /dɪˈfjuːʒən/ n - the act or process of diffusing or being diffused; dispersion
- verbosity
- the random thermal motion of atoms, molecules, clusters of atoms, etc, in gases, liquids, and some solids
- the transfer of atoms or molecules by their random motion from one part of a medium to another
- the transmission or reflection of electromagnetic radiation, esp light, in which the radiation is scattered in many directions and not directly reflected or refracted; scattering
- the transmission of social institutions, skills, and myths from one culture to another
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dif•fuse /v. dɪˈfyuz; adj. -ˈfyus/USA pronunciation v., -fused, -fusing, adj. v. - to (cause to) spread or scatter widely: [no object]The light diffused into the room.[~ + object]Diffuse the light in your room to avoid glare.
- Physics to spread out freely without restriction;
disseminate:[~ + object]The printing press helped diffuse knowledge. adj. - widely spread or scattered;
dispersed:The room was bathed in soft, diffuse light. - characterized by wordiness in speech or writing;
disjointed:I got lost in your rather diffuse essay. dif•fuse•ly /dɪˈfyusli/USA pronunciation adv. dif•fuse•ness, n. [uncountable] dif•fu•sion /dɪˈfyuʒən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]diffusion of gases into the atmosphere. dif•fu•sive /dɪˈfyusɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -fus-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dif•fuse (v. di fyo̅o̅z′;adj. di fyo̅o̅s′),USA pronunciation v., -fused, -fusing, adj. v.t. - to pour out and spread, as a fluid.
- to spread or scatter widely or thinly;
disseminate. - Physicsto spread by diffusion.
v.i. - to spread.
- Physicsto intermingle by diffusion.
adj. - characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing;
wordy. - widely spread or scattered;
dispersed. - Botanywidely or loosely spreading.
- Optics(of reflected light) scattered, as from a rough surface (opposed to specular).
- Latin diffūsus spread, poured forth. See dif-, fuse2
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English (1350–1400
dif•fuse•ly (di fyo̅o̅s′lē),USA pronunciation adv. dif•fuse′ness, n. |