Defenition of the word diffusion
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Defenition of the word diffusion
- The spontaneous movement and scattering of particles (atoms and molecules), of liquid, gases, and solids.
(Source: MGH)
- the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
- a process of intermingling molecules as a result of random thermal agitation
- the property of being diffused or dispersed
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge"
- (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something
- (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
Synonyms for the word diffusion
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- circulation
- dispersal
- dispersion
- dissemination
- distribution
- flow
- long-windedness
- prolixity
- transmission
- verbosity
- wordiness
Similar words in the diffusion
Hyponyms for the word diffusion
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- crop-dusting
- osmosis
- permeation
- pervasion
- spraying
- suffusion
- transport
Hypernyms for the word diffusion
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- action
- activity
- dispersion
- distribution
- natural action
- natural process
- spread
- spreading
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