Definitions for diffuse
dɪˈfyuz; -ˈfyusdif·fuse

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffuseadjective

   spread out; not concentrated in one place

   "a large diffuse organization"

2. soft, diffuse, diffusedadjective

   (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

3. diffuseverb

   lacking conciseness

   "a diffuse historical novel"

4. diffuse, spread, spread out, fan outverb

   move outward

   "The soldiers fanned out"

5. permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddleverb

   spread or diffuse through

   "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"

6. circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass aroundverb

   cause to become widely known

   "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diffuseadjective

   Etymology: diffusus, Latin.

   1. Scattered; widely spread.2. Copious; not concise.

2. To DIFFUSEverb

   Etymology: diffusus, Latin.

   1. To pour out upon a plane, so that the liquor may run every way.

   When these waters began to rise at first, long before they could swell to the height of the mountains, they would diffuse themselves every way. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. To spread; to scatter; to disperse.

   Wisdom had ordain’d
   Good out of evil to create; instead
   Of spirits malign, a better race to bring
   Into their vacant room, and thence diffuse
   His good to worlds, and ages, infinite. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   No sect wants its apostles to propagate and diffuse it. Decay of Piety.

   A chief renown’d in war,
   Whose race shall bear aloft the Latian name,
   And through the conquer’d world diffuse our fame. Dryden.

   His eyes diffus’d a venerable grace,
   And charity itself was in his face. John Dryden, Good Parson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffuse

   Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Diffusion is driven by a gradient in Gibbs free energy or chemical potential. It is possible to diffuse "uphill" from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration, like in spinodal decomposition. The concept of diffusion is widely used in many fields, including physics (particle diffusion), chemistry, biology, sociology, economics, and finance (diffusion of people, ideas, and price values). The central idea of diffusion, however, is common to all of these: a substance or collection undergoing diffusion spreads out from a point or location at which there is a higher concentration of that substance or collection. A gradient is the change in the value of a quantity, for example, concentration, pressure, or temperature with the change in another variable, usually distance. A change in concentration over a distance is called a concentration gradient, a change in pressure over a distance is called a pressure gradient, and a change in temperature over a distance is called a temperature gradient. The word diffusion derives from the Latin word, diffundere, which means "to spread out." A distinguishing feature of diffusion is that it depends on particle random walk, and results in mixing or mass transport without requiring directed bulk motion. Bulk motion, or bulk flow, is the characteristic of advection. The term convection is used to describe the combination of both transport phenomena. If a diffusion process can be described by Fick's laws, it's called a normal diffusion (or Fickian diffusion); Otherwise, it's called an anomalous diffusion (or non-Fickian diffusion).

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1. diffuse

   Diffuse refers to the process of spreading out or dispersing over a wide area or among a large number of people. It can also link to a situation that lacks clarity or is not concentrated in one place.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Diffuseverb

   to pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to diffuse information

2. Diffuseverb

   to pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself

3. Diffuseadjective

   poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full; esp., of style, opposed to concise or terse; verbose; prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diffuse

   dif-ūz′, v.t. to pour out all round: to send out in all directions: to scatter: to circulate: to publish.—v.i. to spread, as a liquid does.—pa.p. and adj. Diffused′, spread widely: loose.—adv. Diffus′edly.—ns. Diffus′edness; Diffus′er; Diffusibil′ity.—adj. Diffus′ible, that may be diffused.—ns. Diffū′sion, a spreading or scattering abroad: extension: distribution: in the case of gases or liquids in contact, mixture through each other; Diffū′sion-tube, an instrument for determining the rate of diffusion for different gases.—adj. Diffus′ive, extending: spreading widely.—adv. Diffus′ively.—n. Diffus′iveness. [L. diffundĕre, diffūsum—dif (= dis), asunder, fundĕre, to pour out.]

2. Diffuse

   dif-ūs′, adj. diffused: widely spread: wordy: not concise.—adv. Diffuse′ly.—n. Diffuse′ness.

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1. Diffuse

   Defuse vs. Diffuse -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Defuse and Diffuse.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diffuse

   spreading out; without distinct edge or margin.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diffuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diffuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of diffuse in a Sentence

1. Martin Cordiner:

   The diffuse ISM can be considered as the starting point for the chemical processes that ultimately give rise to planets and life, so fully identifying its contents provides information on the ingredients available to create stars and planets.

2. Jonathan Davis:

   These telescopes were designed to look for diffuse light around galaxies. Not in the context of dark matter, but you can repurpose the data to look for this glow, [The Dragonfly telescopes] are really good at looking for this high contrast between the really bright galactic center and the really dim outskirts of galaxies.

3. Kamau Bell:

   The thing in this moment that causes me to want to do this is for our daughters, so they can know all that's available to know, and I'm excited to see this all laid out on paper so I can show it to my dad and my aunt, Jackie. So they can see it for real because it's clear that even their knowledge is a little bit diffuse.

4. Albert Ogien:

   May '68 was all about having an actual revolution against capitalism. Now it's much more diffuse... and it's hard to have another May '68 if you don't have one clearly identified common enemy.

5. Robert Muggah:

   There is something qualitatively different about terrorist organizations and their dynamics today because they are more diffuse and widely distributed and may materialize where you don't expect them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diffuse
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=diffuse
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffuse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diffuse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=diffuse
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=diffuse