Diffusion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Diffusion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Diffusion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diffusion n (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 the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another the property of being diffused or dispersed Synonym(s): dissemination, diffusion the act of dispersing or diffusing something; "the dispersion of the troops"; "the diffusion of knowledge" Synonym(s): dispersion, dispersal, dissemination, diffusion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Diffusion \Diffu"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.