English-Thai Dictionary

diffusion

N การ กระจัดกระจาย  การ แพร่กระจาย  scatter speard kan-kra-jad-kra-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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

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

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

 

French Dictionary

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

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 ）.