diffusion

About 16.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
2. noun The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
3. noun The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.

   gaseous diffusion

4. noun The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
5. noun The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
6. noun Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
7. noun The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

Similar words

dissemination diffused disseminate dispersal spreading disseminated dispersion scatter scattering propagation

Often followed by

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Word family

cultural diffusion diffusional diffusions