Noun Definition

diffusion

1.Definition: (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

Category: General

2.Definition: the act of dispersing or diffusing something

"The dispersion of the troops", "The diffusion of knowledge"

Related Noun(s):dispersal, dispersion, dissemination

Category: General

3.Definition: the property of being diffused or dispersed

Related Noun(s):dissemination

Category: General

4.Definition: the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

Category: General