Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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diffusion | Yes | No | No | No |
spreading | Yes | No | No | No |
diffusion (noun) | spreading (noun) |
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the act of dispersing or diffusing something | act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time |
the property of being diffused or dispersed | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate |
the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space |
(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 |