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diffuse
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diffuse
v.
pour out; spread out; scatter
adj.
wordy and disorganized, rambling; dispersed, spread out over a wide area; spreading widely
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Diffusion
Diffusion is the net movement of molecules or atoms from a region of high concentration (or high chemical potential) to a region of low concentration (or low chemical potential). This is also referred to as the movement of a substance down a concentration gradient. A gradient is the change in the value of a quantity (e.g., concentration, pressure, temperature) with the change in another variable (usually distance). For example, a change in concentration over a distance is called a concentration gradient, a change in pressure over a distance is called a pressure gradient, and a change in temperature over a distance is a called a temperature gradient.
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diffuse
Verb
1. move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
(synonym) spread, spread out, fan out
(hypernym) spread, distribute
(hyponym) percolate
(derivation) dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
2. spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"
(synonym) permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, imbue
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
(hyponym) spiritize, spiritise
(derivation) dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
3. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
(synonym) circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, disperse, pass around
(hypernym) publicize, publicise, air, bare
(hyponym) sow, sough
(cause) go around, spread, circulate
(verb-group) go around, spread, circulate
(derivation) dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
Adjective
1. spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
(similar) distributed
2. lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
(similar) prolix
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diffusé
adj.
broadcast, diffuse
diffus
adj.
diffused, wordy and disorganized, dispersed
diffuser
v.
diffuse, spread; circulate, distribute; broadcast, transmit; beam; inspire; strew; air
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diffondere
v.
shed, diffuse, disperse, spread, disseminate, scatter; carry, waft, air; popularize, popularise; release
diffuso
adj.
widespread, diffused, pervasive, rife
