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Definition of Diffusion

1. Noun. (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.

2. Noun. The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another.

3. Noun. The property of being diffused or dispersed.

4. Noun. The act of dispersing or diffusing something. "The diffusion of knowledge"

Definition of Diffusion

1. n. The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.

Definition of Diffusion

1. Noun. the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion ¹

2. Noun. (physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium ¹

3. Noun. (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation ¹

4. Noun. the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities ¹

5. Noun. (context: physics weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale. ¹

6. Noun. the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diffusion

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Medical Definition of Diffusion

1. The process of becoming diffused or widely spread, the spontaneous movement of molecules or other particles in solution, owing to their random thermal motion, to reach a uniform concentration throughout the solvent, a process requiring no addition of energy to the system. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diffusion

diffuser diffusers diffuses diffusest diffuseth diffusibilities diffusibility diffusible diffusible stimulant diffusibleness

diffusing diffusing(a) diffusing capacity diffusing factor diffusing screen diffusion (current term) diffusion-barrier diffusion anoxia diffusion coefficient diffusion constant

diffusion hypoxia diffusion limitation diffusion method diffusion of innovation diffusion potential diffusion pump diffusion respiration diffusion shell diffusional diffusionism

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