Diffusion
nounid
42037·updated May 18, 2026verified
(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
polysemous
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Entity Type
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- dispersaldissemination
- plural
- Diffusions
- possessive
- Diffusion's
- pluralpossessive
- Diffusions'
Framework definitions
- §1
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something
- §2
- the property of being diffused or dispersed
- §3
- the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
- §4
- (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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (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 concentrationDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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