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Diffusion
Meaning
Noun
●
The
act
of
diffusing
or
dispersing
something, or the
property
of being
diffused
or
dispersed
; dispersion.
●
In Physics:
The
scattering
of
light
by
reflection
from a
rough
surface
, or by
passage
through a
translucent
medium.
●
In 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.
●
In Marketing:
The
gradual
spread
and
adoption
of
goods
or services.
●
In Physics & Weather:
Exchange of
airborne
media between
regions
in
space
in an
apparently
random
motion
of a small scale.
●
In Liquids:
The
movement
of
water vapor
from
regions
of high
concentration
(high
water vapor pressure
) toward
regions
of lower
concentration
.
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Wiktionary
Origin
diffusion
English
diffusionem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Dispersion
Absorption
Propagation
Conduction
Permeation
Transfer
Adsorption
Convection
Penetration
Permeability
Evaporation
Transmission
Deposition
Uptake
Spread
Dissolution
Sorption
Filtration
Osmosis
Dissipation
Scattering
Formation
Distribution
Assimilation
Infiltration
Dilution
Transformation
Evolution
Crystallization
Dispersal
Flux
Flow
Solubility
Circulation
Spreading
Oxidation
Incorporation
Separation
Convergence
Advection
Transport
Migration
Expansion
Combustion
Nucleation
Exchange
Mixing
Conductivity
Diffraction
Amplification
Accumulation
Presence
Heat Transfer
Osmotic Pressure
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Rhymes
Fusion
Abusion
Effusion
Infusion
Venusian
Delusion
Allusion
Illusion
Diffusion
Profusion
Confusion
Intrusion
Suffusion
Occlusion
Inclusion
Contusion
Seclusion
Extrusion
Exclusion
Protrusion
Conclusion
Preclusion
Interfusion
Disillusion
Transfusion
Malocclusion
Circumfusion
Nonconclusion
Circumclusion
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