Definitions for diffusive
dɪˈfyu sɪvdif·fu·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffusing(a), diffusive, dispersive, disseminativeadjective

   spreading by diffusion

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffusiveadjective

   Of, pertaining to, or caused by diffusion

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

1. Diffusiveadjective

   Etymology: from diffuse.

   1. Having the quality of scattering any thing every way.

   Diffusive of themselves, where-e’er they pass
   They make that warmth in others they expect:
   Their valour works like bodies on a glass,
   And does its image on their men project. John Dryden, Ann. Mir.

   2. Scattered; dispersed; having the quality of suffering diffusion.

   No man is of so general and diffusive a lust, as to prosecute his amours all the world over. Robert South, Sermons.

   The stars, no longer overlaid with weight,
   Exert their heads from underneath the mass,
   And upward shoot, and kindle as they pass,
   And with diffusive light adorn their heav’nly place. Dryden.

   Cherish’d with hope, and fed with joy it grows;
   Its cheerful buds their opening bloom disclose,
   And round the happy soil diffusive odour flows. Matthew Prior.

   3. Extended; in full extension.

   They are not agreed among themselves where infallibility is seated; whether in the pope alone, or a council alone, or in both together, or in the diffusive body of Christians. John Tillotson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffusive

   Molecular diffusion, often simply called diffusion, is the thermal motion of all (liquid or gas) particles at temperatures above absolute zero. The rate of this movement is a function of temperature, viscosity of the fluid and the size (mass) of the particles. Diffusion explains the net flux of molecules from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration. Once the concentrations are equal the molecules continue to move, but since there is no concentration gradient the process of molecular diffusion has ceased and is instead governed by the process of self-diffusion, originating from the random motion of the molecules. The result of diffusion is a gradual mixing of material such that the distribution of molecules is uniform. Since the molecules are still in motion, but an equilibrium has been established, the result of molecular diffusion is called a "dynamic equilibrium". In a phase with uniform temperature, absent external net forces acting on the particles, the diffusion process will eventually result in complete mixing. Consider two systems; S1 and S2 at the same temperature and capable of exchanging particles. If there is a change in the potential energy of a system; for example μ1>μ2 (μ is Chemical potential) an energy flow will occur from S1 to S2, because nature always prefers low energy and maximum entropy. Molecular diffusion is typically described mathematically using Fick's laws of diffusion.

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1. Diffusiveadjective

   having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. diffusif.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of diffusive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of diffusive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of diffusive in a Sentence

1. Pindar:

   I hate the miser, whose unsocial breast Locks from the world his useless stores. Wealth by the bounteous only is enjoyed, Whose treasures, in diffusive good employed, The rich return of fame and friends procure, And ?gainst a sad reverse a safe retreat secure.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=diffusive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diffusive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=diffusive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diffusive
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diffusive