diffusion
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
(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
Types & categories
- natural process hypernym
- osmosis hyponym
- permeation hyponym
- transport hyponym
Related & opposite
- physics domain topic
Sense 2 noun
the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
Types & categories
- spread hypernym
Related & opposite
- mythology domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the property of being diffused or dispersed
Types & categories
- dispersion hypernym
Related & opposite
- disseminate derivation
Sense 4 noun
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
the dispersion of the troops
Types & categories
- spreading hypernym
- crop-dusting hyponym
Related & opposite
- disseminate derivation
- imbue derivation
- scatter derivation
- diffuse derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physics |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural process |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | osmosis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | permeation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | transport |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mythology |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | spread |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | dispersion |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | disseminate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | imbue |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | scatter |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | diffuse |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | spreading |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | crop-dusting |