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Synonyms for diffusion

Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-fyoo-zhuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfyu ʒən


Définition of diffusion

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin diffusionem (nominative diffusio) "a pouring forth," noun of action from past participle stem of diffundere "scatter, pour out," from dis- "apart, in every direction" (see dis-) + fundere "pour" (see found (v.2)).
  • noun spread; wide distribution
Example sentences :
  • Like man, he must have a purpose; and his purpose is the diffusion of that goodness or good which he himself is.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • The soft layers are porous, and permit the diffusion of the acid from plate to plate.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • It is not merely education that makes civilization, but diffusion of education.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • All of them would be smothered and starved to death as soon as diffusion ceased.
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • It is seeking to combat disease in its centers of diffusion.
  • Extract from : « The Ethics of Coperation » by James Hayden Tufts
  • It aids in the realization of life and the diffusion of activity.
  • Extract from : « How to Add Ten Years to your Life and to Double Its Satisfactions » by S. S. Curry
  • A number of proofs of its diffusion have been collected by Drexler, loc.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • A diffusion of Luther's translation of the Bible had produced a revolution.
  • Extract from : « German Culture Past and Present » by Ernest Belfort Bax
  • Two circumstances tended to promote the diffusion of the revival.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Christianity » by Leonard Woolsey Bacon
  • If less than one inch, however, the diffusion of light is not so good.
  • Extract from : « Bromide Printing and Enlarging » by John A. Tennant

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