diffusion

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

Japanese Meaning

拡散：物質やエネルギーなどが、濃度の高い部分から低い部分へ自然に広がる現象や、その性質。 / 拡がること、散布されることという意味も含む。

The diffusion of ink in the water created a graceful pattern that fascinated the students.

水の中のインクの拡散が優雅な模様を作り、生徒たちを魅了した。

Sense（1）

The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

Sense（2）

(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.

Sense（3）

(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.

gaseous diffusion

Sense（4）

The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.

Sense（5）

(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.

Sense（6）

(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.

Sense（7）

The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.

diffusions

（ plural ）