| NOUN | process | diffusion | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration |
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| event | diffusion | the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another | |
| attribute | diffusion, dissemination | the property of being diffused or dispersed | |
| act | diffusion, dispersion, dispersal, dissemination | the act of dispersing / dispersing or diffusing something |
| Sounds | dihfyuw'zhahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration. | |
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| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Narrower | osmosis | (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal |
| permeation, pervasion, suffusion | The process of permeating / permeating / permeating or infusing something with a substance | |
| transport | An exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes | |
| Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
| Spanish | difusión | |
| Catalan | difusió | |
| Meaning | The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another. | |
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| Category | mythology | myths collectively |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
| Spanish | difusión, transmisión | |
| Catalan | difusió, transmissió | |
| Meaning | The property of being diffused or dispersed. | |
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| Synonym | dissemination | |
| Broader | distribution, dispersion | The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume |
| Spanish | difusión, diseminación | |
| Catalan | difusió, disseminació | |
| Meaning | The act of dispersing / dispersing or diffusing something. | |
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| Example | "the diffusion of knowledge" | |
| Synonyms | dispersion, dispersal, dissemination | |
| Narrower | crop-dusting, spraying | The dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft) |
| Broader | spread, spreading | Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
| Spanish | diáspora, diseminación, disgregación, dispersión | |
| Catalan | disgregació, dispersió, disseminació | |
| Verbs | diffuse | cause to become widely known |
| diffuse | spread or diffuse through | |
| diffuse | move outward | |
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