diffusion
/dɪˈfjuːʒn/noun
उच्चारण डिफ़्यूज़न
प्रसार, फैलाव
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[U]
the spreading of something more widely
प्रसार, फैलाव
- the diffusion of knowledge through books
- The diffusion of mobile phones has changed life in even the smallest villages.
- The diffusion of ideas was quicker after the printing press.
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- The diffusion of broadband has helped rural students study online.
- Researchers study the diffusion of new farming methods.
- The diffusion of English across the world has many causes.
Synonyms spread dissemination circulation distribution propagation
Opposite concentration collection gathering
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[U] science
the mixing of substances by the natural movement of their particles
(विज्ञान में) विसरण
- the diffusion of perfume in a room
- Diffusion explains why the colour of ink slowly spreads through a glass of water.
- Diffusion explains how the smell of cooking spreads through a house.
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- Gas particles move by diffusion from high to low concentration.
- Students observed diffusion by dropping a crystal into water.
- Oxygen enters the blood by diffusion in the lungs.
Synonyms dispersal scattering mixing
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dif·fu·sion
Double f and -sion (not 'difusion').
दो f और अंत में -sion ('difusion' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
The verb diffuse also means to make a bad situation calmer, though defuse is the more common word for that ('defuse the tension').
Verb diffuse का अर्थ बुरी स्थिति को शांत करना भी है, हालाँकि इसके लिए defuse अधिक आम है ('defuse the tension')।
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General knowledge
Science: diffusion is the movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration (perfume spreading in a room); osmosis is the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane.
विज्ञान में diffusion कणों का अधिक सांद्रता वाले क्षेत्र से कम सांद्रता की ओर जाना है (कमरे में इत्र का फैलना); osmosis अर्ध-पारगम्य झिल्ली से पानी का विसरण है।