Definition of Diffosion
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
- (physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
- (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
- the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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