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diffusion

/dih-fyoo-zhuhn/US // dɪˈfyu ʒən //UK // (dɪˈfjuːʒən) //

扩散,传播,扩散性,扩散作用

Related Words

dissipation耗散,耗损,耗费,消散dispersion分散性,分散,分散体,分散情况dispersal散布,分散,散播,分散情况dissemination传播,宣传,推广,散发propagation传播,繁殖,传播性,传播方式scattering散射,散射作用,散射性,分散circulation循环,流传,流流,循环流动expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容propaganda宣传,宣扬,宣传品,宣传活动

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
    • : prolixity of speech or writing; discursiveness.
    • : Physics. Also called migration. an intermingling of molecules, ions, etc., resulting from random thermal agitation, as in the dispersion of a vapor in air.a reflection or refraction of light or other electromagnetic radiation from an irregular surface or an erratic dispersion through a surface; scattering.
    • : Movies. a soft-focus effect resulting from placing a gelatin or silk plate in front of a studio light or a camera lens, or through the use of diffusion filters.
    • : Meteorology. the spreading of atmospheric constituents or properties by turbulent motion as well as molecular motion of the air.
    • : Anthropology, Sociology.Also called cultural diffusion . the transmission of elements or features of one culture to another.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounspread; wide distribution
Synonyms
dispersal散布,分散,散播,分散情况dispersion分散性,分散,分散体,分散情况dissemination传播,宣传,推广,散发dissipation耗散,耗损,耗费,消散circulation循环,流传,流流,循环流动expansion扩张,扩建,拓展,扩容propaganda宣传,宣扬,宣传品,宣传活动propagation传播,繁殖,传播性,传播方式scattering散射,散射作用,散射性,分散

Examples

  • Fernandez explains that small particles get removed by diffusion and larger ones by impaction.

  • In diffusion flames, the fuel and the oxidizer — typically, oxygen — are initially separate, limiting how fast the fire can burn.

  • Its conical base is a rich premixed flame, topped by a diffusion flame.

  • The growth history is also a record of information flows in the rangeomorphs’ environment, such as information about the diffusion of dissolved organic carbon in the ocean water around them.

  • Brownian motion describes a great many physical phenomena, including diffusion.

  • The diffusion of information sources, social media chief among them, simply makes that harder to do.

  • At this critical moment, this diffusion of attention is potentially crippling.

  • Thom Browne, known for his tricolor stripes and short-suits, will soon launch a diffusion collection called Thom Grey.

  • And let's put that Gaseous Diffusion Plant in...well, on second thought, keep it, Kentucky.

  • Collectively, Christians can give diffusion to it with an efficiency vastly beyond the sum of all their insulated efforts.

  • Hence it may be said that the diffusion of the great doctrine can be attributed to the influence of this image.

  • The Arabians conveyed it into Spain, whence its diffusion over Christendom was a simple work of time, sure if gradual.

  • That which has been most unscientifically designated as "suppression of diffusion circles," depends solely on this method of use.

  • The people will imitate the nobles, and the result is a thorough diffusion of the proper feeling.

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