different between diffusion vs dilution

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffusionem (accusative of diffusio), from diffund?; can be decomposed as diffuse +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??fju???n/
• Rhymes: -u???n

Noun

diffusion (countable and uncountable, plural diffusions)

1. The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
2. (physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
3. (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
4. The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
5. (marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
6. (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
7. The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

Translations

See also

• diffuser

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffusio, diffusionem. Synchronically analysable as diffuser +? -ion.

Noun

diffusion f (plural diffusions)

1. broadcasting, showing
2. dissemination, diffusion (of culture, knowledge, etc.)
3. circulation (of a news medium)
4. (physics) diffusion

Derived terms

• liste de diffusion

Related terms

• diffus
• diffuser

See also

• émission

Further reading

• “diffusion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /da??lju???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /da??lu??n/, /d??lu??n/

Noun

dilution (countable and uncountable, plural dilutions)

1. The process of making something dilute.
2. A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
3. The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
4. (finance) Short for share dilution.

Antonyms

• concentration

Translations

Anagrams

• toluidin

French

Etymology

From diluer +? -tion, rather than borrowed from Late Latin d?l?ti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

dilution f (plural dilutions)

1. dilution

Further reading

• “dilution” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).