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DIFFUSION
dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
dissemination, diffusion
(noun) the property of being diffused or dispersed
diffusion
(noun) the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
diffusion
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diffusion (countable and uncountable, plural diffusions)
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
(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.
(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
Source: Wiktionary
Dif*fu"sion, n. Etym: [L. diffusio: cf. F. diffusion.]
1. The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion. A diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition. Burke.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.
Syn.
– Extension; spread; propagation; circulation; expansion; dispersion.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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