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diffusion

UK/dɪ'fjʊʒən/US/di'fju:ʒәn/
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Definitions

n.

The spreading of something widely; molecular intermingling

扩散,传播;(分子)扩散

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dif-not, apart, away
+
fusflow; pour
+
-ionact, process, state
=diffusion

The noun of diffuse: the process of spreading or pouring apart, e.g. of gas molecules or of ideas through a culture.

Root flu still carries 61 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.diffusion of gas气体扩散
  • 2.diffusion of ideas思想传播
  • 3.cultural diffusion文化传播

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Diffusion spreads the gas evenly throughout the container.

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