English-Thai Dictionary
diffuse
ADJ(พูด หรือ เขียน เยิ่นเย้อ ยืดยาว อ้อมค้อม พูด น้ำท่วม ทุ่ง discursive prolix wordy yoen-yor
diffuse
ADJ ซึ่ง กระจัดกระจาย ซึ่ง กระจาย ออก ไป แพร่กระจาย expandable expansive contractile contractable compressible sueng-kra-jad-kra-jai
diffuse
VI กระจาย แพร่กระจาย แพร่ ออก ไป disperse scatter spread kra-jai
diffuse
VT ทำให้ กระจาย ทำให้ แพร่ ออก ทำให้ แพร่กระจาย ทำให้ แผ่ซ่าน disperse scatter spread tam-hai-kra-jai
diffused
A ที่ แพร่กระจาย ตัว
diffusely
ADV อย่าง กระจัดกระจาย yang-kra-jad-kra-jai
diffuseness
N(การ พูด หรือ เขียน )การ เยิ่นเย้อ การ พูด น้ำท่วม ทุ่ง kan-yoen-yor
diffuseness
N การ กระจัดกระจาย การ แพร่กระจาย kan-kra-jad-kra-jai
diffusible
ADJ ซึ่ง สามารถ แพร่กระจาย ซึ่ง แผ่ซ่าน sueng-sa-mad-prae-kra-jai
diffusibleness
N การ แพร่กระจาย ตัว ได้
diffusion
N การ กระจัดกระจาย การ แพร่กระจาย scatter speard kan-kra-jad-kra-jai
diffusive
A ที่ แพร่กระจาย ได้
diffusiveness
N การ แพร่กระจาย
diffusivity
N ลักษณะ การ แพร่กระจาย อัตรา การ แพร่
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DIFFUSE
v.t.diffuze. [L., to pour, to spread. ] 1. To pour out and spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow and spread.
The river rose and diffused its waters over the adjacent plain.
2. To spread; to send out or extend in all directions; to disperse. Flowers diffuse their odors. The fame of Washington is diffused over Europe. The knowledge of the true God will be diffused over the earth.
DIFFUSE
a. 1. Widely spread; dispersed.
2. Copious; prolix; using many words; giving full descriptions; as, Livy is a diffuse writer.
3. Copious; verbose; containing full or particular accounts; concise; as a diffuse style.
DIFFUSED
pp. Diffuzed. 1. Spread; dispersed.
2. Loose; flowing; wild.
DIFFUSEDLY
adv. Diffuzedly. In a diffused manner; with wide dispersion.
DIFFUSEDNESS
n.Diffuzedness. The state of being widely spread.
DIFFUSELY
adv. 1. Widely; extensively.
2. Copiously; with many words; fully.
DIFFUSIBILITY
n.Diffuzibility. The quality of being diffusible, or capable of being spread; as the diffusibility of clay in water.
DIFFUSIBLE
a.Diffuzible. That may flow or be spread in all directions; that may be dispersed; as diffusible stimuli.
DIFFUSIBLENESS
n.s as z. Diffusibility.
DIFFUSION
n.s as z. 1. A spreading or flowing of a liquid substance or fluid, in a lateral as well as a lineal direction; as the diffusion of water; the diffusion of air or light.
2. A spreading or scattering; dispersion; as a diffusion of dust or of seeds.
3. A spreading; extension; propagation; as the diffusion of knowledge, or of good principles.
4. Copiousness; exuberance, as of style. [Little used. ]
DIFFUSIVE
a.Having the quality of diffusing, or spreading by flowing, as liquid substances or fluids; or of dispersing, as minute particles. Water, air and light; dust, smoke and odors, are diffusive substances. 2. Extended; spread widely; extending in all directions; extensive; as diffusive charity or benevolence.
DIFFUSIVELY
adv. Widely; extensively; every way.
DIFFUSIVENESS
n. 1. The power of diffusing, or state of being diffused; dispersion.
2. Extension, or extensiveness; as the diffusiveness of benevolence.
3. The quality or state of being diffuse, as an author or his style; verboseness; copisousness of words or expression.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DIFFUSATE
DIFFUSATE Dif *fus "ate, n. (Chem. )
Defn: Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
DIFFUSE
Dif *fuse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diffused; p. pr. & vb. n. Diffusing.]Etym: [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See Fuse to melt. ]
Defn: To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information. Thence diffuse His good to worlds and ages infinite. Milton. We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations. Whewell.
Syn. -- To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse; publish; proclaim.
DIFFUSE
DIFFUSE Dif *fuse ", v. i.
Defn: To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.
DIFFUSE
Dif *fuse ", a. Etym: [L. diffusus, p. p.]
Defn: Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp. , of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer. A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human things. Milton.
Syn. -- Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See Prolix.
DIFFUSED
DIFFUSED Dif *fused ", a.
Defn: Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse. It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne. -- Dif *fus "ed *ly, adv. -- Dif *fus "ed *ness, n.
DIFFUSELY
DIFFUSELY Dif *fuse "ly, adv.
Defn: In a diffuse manner.
DIFFUSENESS
DIFFUSENESS Dif *fuse "ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being diffuse; especially, in writing, the use of a great or excessive number of word to express the meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.
DIFFUSER
DIFFUSER Dif *fus "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, diffuses.
DIFFUSIBILITY
DIFFUSIBILITY Dif *fu `si *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured or spread out.
DIFFUSIBLE
DIFFUSIBLE Dif *fu "si *ble, a.
1. Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that may be diffused.
2. (Physiol.)
Defn: Capable of passing through animal membranes by osmosis.
DIFFUSIBLENESS
DIFFUSIBLENESS Dif *fu "si *ble *ness, n.
Defn: Diffusibility.
DIFFUSION
Dif *fu "sion, n. Etym: [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.)
Defn: 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.
DIFFUSIVE
Dif *fu "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. diffusif.]
Defn: Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. "A plentiful and diffusive perfume. " Hare.
DIFFUSIVELY
DIFFUSIVELY Dif *fu "sive *ly, adv.
Defn: In a diffusive manner.
DIFFUSIVENESS
DIFFUSIVENESS Dif *fu "sive *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse; extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style: Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity. The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its diffusiveness. Addison.
DIFFUSIVITY
DIFFUSIVITY Dif `fu *siv "i *ty, n.
Defn: Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.
New American Oxford Dictionary
diffuse
dif fuse ▶verb |diˈfyo͞oz dəˈfjuz |spread or cause to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people: [ no obj. ] : technologies diffuse rapidly | [ with obj. ] : the problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy. • become or cause (a fluid, gas, individual atom, etc. ) to become intermingled with a substance by movement, typically in a specified direction or at specified speed: [ no obj. ] : oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane | [ with obj. ] : gas is diffused into the bladder. • [ with obj. ] cause (light ) to glow faintly by dispersing it in many directions. ▶adjective |diˈfyo͞os dəˈfjus |spread out over a large area; not concentrated: the diffuse community centered on the church | the light is more diffuse. • (of disease ) not localized in the body: diffuse hyperplasia. • lacking clarity or conciseness: the second argument is more diffuse. DERIVATIVES dif fuse ly |-ˈfyo͞oslē |adverb, dif fuse ness |-ˈfyo͞osnis |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin diffus- ‘poured out, ’ from the verb diffundere, from dis- ‘away ’ + fundere ‘pour ’; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus ‘extensive, ’ from diffundere. usage: The verbs diffuse and defuse sound similar but have different meanings. Diffuse means, broadly, ‘disperse, ’ while the nonliteral meaning of defuse is ‘reduce the danger or tension in. ’ Thus sentences such as Cooper successfully diffused the situation are regarded as incorrect, while Cooper successfully defused the situation would be correct. However, such uses of diffuse are widespread, and can make sense: the image in, for example, only peaceful dialogue between the two countries could diffuse tension is not of making a bomb safe but of reducing something dangerous to particles and dispersing them harmlessly.
diffuser
dif fus er |diˈfyo͞ozər dəˈfjuzər |(also diffusor ) ▶noun a thing that diffuses something, in particular: • an attachment or duct for broadening an airflow and reducing its speed. • Photography a device that spreads the light from a light source evenly and reduces harsh shadows.
diffusible
dif fus i ble |diˈfyo͞ozəbəl dəˈfjuzəbəl | ▶adjective able to intermingle by diffusion: diffusible factors in the cytoplasm.
diffusion
dif fu sion |diˈfyo͞oZHən dəˈfjuʒən | ▶noun the spreading of something more widely: the diffusion of Duchamp ’s thought and art. • the action of spreading the light from a light source evenly so as to reduce glare and harsh shadows. • Chemistry the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles: the rate of diffusion of a gas. • Anthropology the dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people. DERIVATIVES dif fu sive |-siv |adjective (Chemistry )ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘pouring out, effusion ’): from Latin diffusion-, from diffundere ‘pour out. ’
diffusionist
dif fu sion ist |diˈfyo͞oZHənist dəˈfjuʒənəst |Anthropology ▶adjective advocating the theory of the dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people: the rural sociological literature of the diffusionist school. ▶noun an advocate of such a theory. DERIVATIVES dif fu sion ism |-ˌnizəm |noun
diffusion line
diffusion line (also diffusion range ) ▶noun a range of relatively inexpensive ready-to-wear garments produced for the mass market by a fashion designer.
diffusivity
dif fu siv i ty |ˌdifyo͞oˈsivitē ˌdɪfjuˈsɪvədi | ▶noun ( pl. diffusivities ) Physics a measure of the capability of a substance or energy to be diffused or to allow something to pass by diffusion.
Oxford Dictionary
diffuse
dif |fuse ▶verb |dɪˈfjuːz |spread over a wide area or between a large number of people: [ no obj. ] : technologies diffuse rapidly | [ with obj. ] : the problem is how to diffuse power without creating anarchy. • Physics intermingle with another substance by movement, typically in a specified direction or at specified speed: [ no obj. ] : oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane | [ with obj. ] : gas is diffused into the bladder. • [ with obj. ] cause (light ) to spread evenly to reduce glare and harsh shadows. ▶adjective |dɪˈfjuːs | 1 spread out over a large area; not concentrated: the diffuse community which centred on the church | the light is more diffuse. • (of disease ) not localized in the body: diffuse hyperplasia. 2 lacking clarity or conciseness: the second argument is more diffuse. DERIVATIVES diffusely |dɪˈfjuːsli |adverb, diffuseness |dɪˈfjuːsnɪs |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin diffus- ‘poured out ’, from the verb diffundere, from dis- ‘away ’ + fundere ‘pour ’; the adjective via French diffus or Latin diffusus ‘extensive ’, from diffundere. usage: The verbs diffuse and defuse sound similar but have different meanings. Diffuse means, broadly, ‘disperse ’, while the non-literal meaning of defuse is ‘reduce the danger or tension in ’. Thus sentences such as Cooper successfully diffused the situation are regarded as incorrect, while Cooper successfully defused the situation would be correct. However, such uses of diffuse are widespread, and can make sense: the image in, for example, only peaceful dialogue between the two countries could diffuse tension is not of making a bomb safe but of reducing something dangerous to particles and dispersing them harmlessly.
diffuser
diffuser |dɪˈfjuːzə |(also diffusor ) ▶noun a thing that diffuses something, in particular: • an attachment or duct for broadening an airflow and reducing its speed. • Photography a device which spreads the light from a light source evenly and reduces harsh shadows.
diffusible
diffusible |dɪˈfjuːzɪb (ə )l | ▶adjective able to intermingle by diffusion: diffusible factors in the cytoplasm.
diffusion
dif |fu ¦sion |dɪˈfjuːʒ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the spreading of something more widely: the rapid diffusion of ideas and technology. • the action of spreading the light from a light source evenly to reduce glare and harsh shadows. • Physics the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles: the rate of diffusion of a gas. • Anthropology the dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people. DERIVATIVES diffusionism noun (Anthropology ), diffusionist adjective & noun (Anthropology ), diffusive adjective (Physics )ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘pouring out, effusion ’): from Latin diffusio (n- ), from diffundere ‘pour out ’.
diffusion line
diffusion line (also diffusion range ) ▶noun a range of relatively inexpensive ready-to-wear garments produced for the mass market by a fashion designer.
diffusivity
diffusivity |ˌdɪfjuːˈsɪvɪti | ▶noun ( pl. diffusivities ) Physics a measure of the capability of a substance or energy to be diffused or to allow something to pass by diffusion.
American Oxford Thesaurus
diffuse
diffuse verb such ideas were diffused widely in the 1970s: spread, spread around, send out, disseminate, scatter, disperse, distribute, put about, circulate, communicate, purvey, propagate, transmit, broadcast, promulgate. ▶adjective 1 a diffuse community centered on the church: spread out, scattered, dispersed, diasporic. 2 a diffuse narrative: verbose, wordy, prolix, long-winded, long-drawn-out, discursive, rambling, wandering, meandering, maundering, digressive, circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory, periphrastic. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See scatter . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
diffusion
diffusion noun the diffusion of the work to an even broader public: spread, dissemination, scattering, dispersal, diaspora, distribution, circulation, propagation, transmission, broadcasting, promulgation.
Oxford Thesaurus
diffuse
diffuse verb the light of the moon was diffused by cloud | such ideas were diffused widely in the 1970s: spread, spread out, spread around, send out, scatter, disperse; disseminate, distribute, dispense, put about, circulate, communicate, impart, purvey, propagate, transmit, broadcast, promulgate; literary bruit abroad. ANTONYMS concentrate; collect. ▶adjective 1 skylights give a diffuse illumination through the rooms: spread out, diffused, scattered, dispersed, not concentrated. ANTONYMS concentrated. 2 Tania's narrative is rather diffuse: verbose, wordy, prolix, long-winded, overlong, long-drawn-out, protracted, discursive, rambling, wandering, meandering, maundering, digressive, circuitous, roundabout, circumlocutory, periphrastic; loose, vague; informal windy, gassy; Brit. informal waffling; rare pleonastic, circumlocutionary, ambagious, logorrhoeic. ANTONYMS succinct. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS diffuse or defuse? The verbs diffuse and defuse are quite different in meaning, though they are sometimes confused on account of their similarity in sound. Diffuse means ‘scatter, spread widely ’ (power is diffused and decentralized ). Defuse, on the other hand, means ‘reduce the danger or tension in ’ (the agreement was designed to defuse a dangerous rivalry ).These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.
diffusion
diffusion noun he studies smoke diffusion in the atmosphere | the diffusion of Duchamp ’s thought and art: spreading, scattering, dispersal, dispersing; dissemination, disseminating, distribution, distributing, circulation, circulating, putting about, propagation, transmission, broadcasting, broadcast, promulgation, issuance; archaic bruiting.
Duden Dictionary
diffus
dif fus Adjektiv |diff u s |lateinisch diffusus = ausgebreitet, adjektivisches 2. Partizip von: diffundere, diffundieren 1 Physik, Chemie unregelmäßig zerstreut, nicht scharf begrenzt, ohne einheitliche Richtung eine diffuse Strahlung | diffuses Licht (Streulicht ) | diffus abgestrahlt werden 2 bildungssprachlich unklar, ungeordnet, konturlos, verschwommen diffuse Ziele verfolgen | eine diffuse Angst haben | mein Eindruck bleibt diffus
Diffusat
Dif fu sat Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |Diffus a t |das Diffusat; Genitiv: des Diffusats, Plural: die Diffusate lateinisch-neulateinisch durch Diffusion entstandene Mischung; Produkt einer Verschmelzung verschiedener Stoffe
Diffusion
Dif fu si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Diffusi o n |die Diffusion; Genitiv: der Diffusion, Plural: die Diffusionen lateinisch diffusio = das Auseinanderfließen 1 a Physik, Chemie (von Gasen, Flüssigkeiten ) Verschmelzung, gegenseitige Durchdringung b Physik Streuung des Lichts 2 Bergbau Wetteraustausch
Diffusor
Dif fu sor Substantiv, maskulin , der |Diff u sor |der Diffusor; Genitiv: des Diffusors, Plural: die Diffusoren 1 Technik Teil in einer Rohrleitung, dessen Querschnitt sich erweitert 2 Fotografie transparente, das Licht streuende Plastikscheibe zur Erweiterung des Messwinkels bei Lichtmessern
French Dictionary
diffus
diffus , use adj. adjectif Répandu dans différentes directions. : Un son diffus, une lumière diffuse. Note Orthographique diffu s.
diffusément
diffusément adv. adverbe De façon diffuse.
diffuser
diffuser v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Répandre. : Ce radiateur diffuse de la chaleur. SYNONYME propager . 2 Émettre par les médias. : Diffuser une nouvelle dans les journaux. 3 Assurer la distribution commerciale d ’une publication, d ’un produit culturel. : Diffuser un roman, une revue scientifique. SYNONYME distribuer ; publier . aimer
diffusion
diffusion n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de diffuser une onde, une substance. : La diffusion d ’un éclairage. 2 Action de transmettre par la radio, la télévision. : La diffusion d ’un bulletin de nouvelles. SYNONYME transmission . 3 Action de distribuer commercialement un ouvrage, un produit culturel. : La diffusion d ’un manuel, d ’une revue littéraire.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
diffuse
dif fuse /dɪfjúːz / (! 動詞 と 形容詞 で発音が異なるので注意 ) 〖dif (離れて )fuse (注ぐ )〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; -fusing 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈熱 ガス 光 におい 液体など 〉を拡散 [放散 ]する , 散らす ▸ diffuse heat 熱を放散する 2 〈知識 情報など 〉を広める, 普及させる (spread )▸ diffuse ideas 考えを広める 3 〈主に悪い感情 〉を弱める, 緩和する, 和らげる ▸ diffuse tensions [feelings of anger ]緊張感 [怒りの気持ち ]を和らげる 自動詞 1 «…に » 〈熱 ガスなどが 〉拡散 [放散 ]する «into » .2 〈知識 情報などが 〉広まる, 普及する .3 〘物理 〙拡散する .形容詞 /dɪfjúːs /〈物が 〉拡散 [放散 ]した, 広がった; 〈文体 話しぶりなどが 〉言葉が多くわかりづらい, 散漫な, 冗長な, あいまいな .～ly 副詞 広がって ; 散漫に .～ness 名詞 U 拡散, 放散 ; 散漫 .dif f ú s i ble 形容詞
diffusion
dif fu sion /dɪfjúːʒ (ə )n /名詞 U ｟かたく ｠1 (熱 ガス 光 においなどの )拡散, 放散 ; 〘物理 〙拡散 (作用 ).2 (話 文体などの )冗漫さ .3 (知識 情報などの )普及, 流布 ; (文化などの )伝播 （でんぱ ）.
The Wordsmith Dictionary