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Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈfju.ʒən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diffusion.wav Forms: diffusions [plural]
Rhymes: -uːʒən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse + -ion. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|diffūsiō}} Latin diffūsiō, {{suffix|en|diffuse|ion}} diffuse + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} diffusion (countable and uncountable, plural diffusions)
  1. The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. (physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (in physics, scattering of light): اِنْتِشَار (intišār) [masculine] (Arabic), 散射 (Chinese Mandarin), diffusion [feminine] (French), Streuung [feminine] (German), विसरण (visaraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), انتشار (entešâr) (Persian), rozprzestrzenianie [neuter] (Polish), рассе́ивание (rasséivanije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-diffusion-en-noun-U7tnuJ49 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'in physics, scattering of light': 4 39 19 4 3 22 10
  3. (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics
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  4. The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities. Tags: countable, uncountable
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  5. (marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-diffusion-en-noun-Kf4BVE~g Topics: business, marketing
  6. (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics, Weather
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  7. The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Liquids
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Derived forms: cultural diffusion, diffusion-barrier, diffusion hypoxia, error diffusion, self-diffusion Related terms: diffuseness, diffusity, diffuser Translations (in physics, intermingling of molecules): дифузия (difuzija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), difusió [feminine] (Catalan), 擴散 (Chinese Mandarin), 扩散 (kuòsàn) (Chinese Mandarin), difuze [feminine] (Czech), diffusie [feminine] (Dutch), diffusion [feminine] (French), Diffusion [feminine] (German), विसरण (visaraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), difusi (Indonesian), 拡散 (kakusan) (alt: かくさん) (Japanese), ingotanga (Maori), dyfuzja [feminine] (Polish), difusão [feminine] (Portuguese), difuzie [feminine] (Romanian), диффу́зия (diffúzija) [feminine] (Russian), дифузија [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), difuzija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), difusión [feminine] (Spanish), panunuot (Tagalog), difüzyon (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'in physics, intermingling of molecules': 5 18 29 7 2 26 13

Noun [French]

IPA: /di.fy.zjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-diffusion.wav Forms: diffusions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin diffusiōnem. By surface analysis, diffuser + -ion. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|diffusio|diffusiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin diffusiōnem, {{surf|fr|diffuser|-ion}} By surface analysis, diffuser + -ion Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} diffusion f (plural diffusions)
  1. broadcasting, showing Tags: feminine
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  2. dissemination, diffusion (of culture, knowledge, etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-diffusion-fr-noun-8lRPOJoK
  3. circulation (of a news medium) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-diffusion-fr-noun-Fp9jFoE8
  4. (physics) diffusion Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-diffusion-fr-noun-FRAUo65~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -ion Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 3 3 77 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -ion: 30 8 8 54 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Derived forms: liste de diffusion Related terms: diffus, diffuser, émission

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
      "word": "散射"
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
      "word": "انتشار"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
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      "sense": "in physics, scattering of light",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
      "word": "擴散"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "kuòsàn",
      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diffusie"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diffusion"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
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      "word": "difusi"
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "tl",
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      "sense": "in physics, intermingling of molecules",
      "word": "panunuot"
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