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diffusion |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Diffusion \Dif*fu"sion\, n. [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.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: diffusion n 1: a process of intermingling molecules as a result of random thermal agitation 2: the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another 3: the property of being diffused or dispersed [syn: {dissemination}]
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