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English noun: diffusion | |||
| 1. | diffusion (process) (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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | action, activity, natural action, natural process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | osmosis, permeation, pervasion, suffusion, transport | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 2. | diffusion (event) the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
| Domain category | mythology | ||
| 3. | diffusion (attribute) the property of being diffused or dispersed | ||
| Synonyms | dissemination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dispersion, distribution | ||
| 4. | diffusion (act) the act of dispersing or diffusing something | ||
| Samples | The dispersion of the troops. The diffusion of knowledge. | ||
| Synonyms | dispersal, dispersion, dissemination | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spread, spreading | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crop-dusting, spraying | ||
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