Antonyms for diffusion
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : dih-fyoo-zhuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfyu ʒən |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for diffusion
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