English dictionary
diffusion
nounPronunciation
dɪˈfjuːʒən
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of dispersing or diffusing something
noun
- the property of being diffused or dispersed
noun
- the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
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
Example sentences
the dispersion of the troops
the diffusion of knowledge