diffusion

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noun

1. (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 (Freq. 6)
• Topics:
physics, natural philosophy
• Hypernyms:
natural process, natural action, action, activity
• Hyponyms:
osmosis, permeation, pervasion, suffusion, transport
2. the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another (Freq. 1)
• Topics:
mythology
• Hypernyms:
spread, spreading
3. the property of being diffused or dispersed (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
dissemination
• Derivationally related forms:
disseminate (for: dissemination)
• Hypernyms:
distribution, dispersion
4. the act of dispersing or diffusing something
- the dispersion of the troops
- the diffusion of knowledge
• Syn:
dispersion, dispersal, dissemination
• Derivationally related forms:
diffuse, disseminate (for: dissemination), disperse (for: dispersal), disperse (for: dispersion)
• Hypernyms:
spread, spreading
• Hyponyms:
crop-dusting, spraying

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  dispersion, dispersal, dissemination