diffusion

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /dɪˈfjuʒən/ UK /dɪˈfjuːʒən/ See IPA manual

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noun
the spreading of something more widely; the intermingling of particles

The diffusion of printing transformed European learning.

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1 noun · the spreading of something... dispersion spread dissemination scattering propagationinterminglingcirculation

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concentrationcontainmentconfinement

Word family

Related forms diffuse diffusivediffusible

Etymology

From Latin diffusio ('a spreading out, pouring forth'), from diffundere ('to pour out, spread'), from dis- ('apart') plus fundere ('to pour').

diffusio Latin diffundere Latin fundere Latin *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European

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# diffusion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈfjuʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈfjuːʒən/

## Meanings
1. the spreading of something more widely; the intermingling of particles

## Examples
- The diffusion of printing transformed European learning.

## Synonyms
- dispersion
- spread
- dissemination
- scattering
- propagation
- intermingling
- circulation

## Antonyms
- concentration
- containment
- confinement

## Related Forms
- diffuse
- diffusive
- diffusible

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diffusio
- Root: diffundere
- Root: fundere
- Root: *ǵʰew-

## Etymology
From Latin diffusio ('a spreading out, pouring forth'), from diffundere ('to pour out, spread'), from dis- ('apart') plus fundere ('to pour').

## AI Etymology
Diffusion comes from Latin diffusio ('a spreading out, pouring forth'), from diffundere ('to pour out, spread'), from dis- ('apart') plus fundere ('to pour'). The etymological trail includes Latin diffusio, Latin diffundere, Latin fundere, and Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. As a noun, diffusion names the spreading of something more widely; the intermingling of particles. The same family is visible in related forms such as diffuse, diffusive, and diffusible.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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