Diffusion
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(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
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Senses
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the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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the property of being diffused or dispersed
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the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dispersaldissemination
- plural
- Diffusions
- possessive
- Diffusion's
- pluralpossessive
- Diffusions'