diffusion

Nouns

  • (n) (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
  • (n) the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
  • (n) the property of being diffused or dispersed dissemination,
  • (n) the act of dispersing or diffusing something
    • the dispersion of the troops
    • the diffusion of knowledge
    dispersal, dispersion, dissemination,

Synonyms

dissemination dispersal dispersion

Words of close approximity

diffusing diffusive
diffusion pump