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diffusion
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)
- The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
- (physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
- (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
- The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
- (marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
- (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
- 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)
- broadcasting, showing
- dissemination, diffusion (of culture, knowledge, etc.)
- circulation (of a news medium)
- (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).
diffusion From the web:
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radiation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationis.Morphologically radiate +? -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??e?.di.?e?.??n/
- (some US dialects) IPA(key): /?a?.di.?a?.??n/
Noun
radiation (countable and uncountable, plural radiations)
- The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.
- heat radiation
- 2016, Donald R. Prothero, The Princeton Field Guide to Prehistoric Mammals (page 136)
- The second [canid group] is the radiation of dogs in South America that began when the first canids arrived about 3 Ma, after crossing the Panama land bridge (Fig. 5.4).
- The process of radiating waves or particles.
- The transfer of energy via radiation (as opposed to convection or conduction).
- Radioactive energy.
Related terms
- radiate
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- nucleomitophobia
Anagrams
- antiradio
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radiatio, radiationem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a.dja.sj??/
Noun
radiation f (plural radiations)
- radiation (all meaning)
Related terms
- radier
Further reading
- “radiation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
radiation From the web:
- what radiation has the shortest wavelength
- what radiation has the longest wavelength
- what radiation does the sun emit
- what radiation level is dangerous
- what radiation has the highest frequency
- what radiation has the highest energy
- what radiation is most deadly
- what radiation does to your body
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