Type and usage of diffusion from BoostVocab

diffusion

/dɪ'fjuʒən/

noun
the act of dispersing or diffusing something
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"the diffusion of knowledge"

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dispersal dispersion dissemination

type of:
spreading spread
noun
the property of being diffused or dispersed
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dissemination

type of:
distribution dispersion
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
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natural action activity action natural process
noun
the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
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type of:
spreading spread

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