Diffusion — meaning, pronunciation & more

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

the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dᵻvˈaɪnɪŋli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪfjˈuːʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪfjˈuːʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /dᵻvˈaɪnɪŋli/.

Examples

the dispersion of the troops
the diffusion of knowledge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dissemination dispersion dispersal

Parts of Speech

noun	(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
noun	the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
noun	the property of being diffused or dispersed
noun	the act of dispersing or diffusing something “the dispersion of the troops”

Word Forms

disseminate	verb	cause to become widely known
disperse	verb	to cause to separate and go in different directions
diffuse	verb	move outward

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

difusión

(física) el proceso en el que hay movimiento de una sustancia desde un área de alta concentración de esa sustancia a un área de menor concentración

🇮🇹Italian

diffusione

(fisica) il processo in cui si verifica il movimento di una sostanza da un'area ad alta concentrazione di tale sostanza a un'area a concentrazione inferiore

🇳🇱Dutch

verspreiding

(natuurkunde) het proces waarbij een stof beweegt van een gebied met een hoge concentratie van die stof naar een gebied met een lagere concentratie

🇵🇹Portuguese

difusão

(física) o processo no qual há movimento de uma substância de uma área de alta concentração dessa substância para uma área de menor concentração

🇷🇺Russian

диффузия

(физика) процесс, при котором происходит перемещение вещества из области с высокой концентрацией этого вещества в область с более низкой концентрацией.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसार

(भौतिकी) वह प्रक्रिया जिसमें किसी पदार्थ की उच्च सांद्रता वाले क्षेत्र से कम सांद्रता वाले क्षेत्र की ओर गति होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্তার

(পদার্থবিদ্যা) যে প্রক্রিয়ায় একটি পদার্থের উচ্চ ঘনত্বের এলাকা থেকে নিম্ন ঘনত্বের এলাকায় একটি পদার্থের চলাচল হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பரவல்

இயற்பியல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వ్యాప్తి

(భౌతికశాస్త్రం) ఒక పదార్ధం యొక్క అధిక సాంద్రత ఉన్న ప్రాంతం నుండి తక్కువ సాంద్రత ఉన్న ప్రాంతానికి ఒక పదార్ధం యొక్క కదలిక ఉన్న ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसार

(भौतिकशास्त्र) प्रक्रिया ज्यामध्ये पदार्थाच्या उच्च एकाग्रतेच्या क्षेत्रापासून कमी एकाग्रतेच्या क्षेत्रापर्यंत पदार्थाची हालचाल होते.

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસરણ

(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર) તે પ્રક્રિયા કે જેમાં તે પદાર્થની ઊંચી સાંદ્રતાવાળા વિસ્તારમાંથી નીચી સાંદ્રતાના વિસ્તારમાં પદાર્થની હિલચાલ થાય છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಸರಣ

(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಆ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಿಂದ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಾಂದ್ರತೆಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಚಲನೆ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാപനം

(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രം) ഒരു പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ഉയർന്ന സാന്ദ്രതയുള്ള പ്രദേശത്ത് നിന്ന് കുറഞ്ഞ സാന്ദ്രതയുള്ള പ്രദേശത്തേക്ക് ഒരു പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ചലനം നടക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੈਲਾਅ

(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਸ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਉੱਚ ਗਾੜ੍ਹਾਪਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਘੱਟ ਗਾੜ੍ਹਾਪਣ ਦੇ ਖੇਤਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਸੇ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦੀ ਗਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بازی

(طبیعیات) وہ عمل جس میں کسی مادے کی زیادہ ارتکاز کے علاقے سے کم ارتکاز کے علاقے میں حرکت ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扩散

（物理学）物质从高浓度区域移动到低浓度区域的过程

🇯🇵Japanese

拡散

(物理学) 物質の濃度が高い領域から濃度の低い領域へ物質が移動するプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

확산

(물리학) 물질의 농도가 높은 영역에서 농도가 낮은 영역으로 물질이 이동하는 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuếch tán

(vật lý) quá trình trong đó có sự chuyển động của một chất từ nơi có nồng độ cao của chất đó đến nơi có nồng độ thấp hơn

🇹🇭Thai

การแพร่กระจาย

(ฟิสิกส์) กระบวนการที่มีการเคลื่อนที่ของสารจากบริเวณที่มีความเข้มข้นสูงของสารนั้นไปยังบริเวณที่มีความเข้มข้นต่ำกว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

difusi

(Fisika) proses di mana terjadi pergerakan suatu zat dari area dengan konsentrasi zat tersebut tinggi ke area dengan konsentrasi lebih rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasabog

(physics) ang proseso kung saan may paggalaw ng isang substance mula sa isang lugar na may mataas na konsentrasyon ng substance na iyon patungo sa isang lugar na may mababang konsentrasyon.

🇲🇾Malay

penyebaran

(fizik) proses di mana terdapat pergerakan bahan dari kawasan berkepekatan tinggi bahan itu ke kawasan kepekatan lebih rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتشار

(فيزياء) العملية التي يتم فيها انتقال مادة ما من منطقة ذات تركيز مرتفع لتلك المادة إلى منطقة ذات تركيز أقل

🇮🇷Persian

انتشار

(فیزیک) فرآیندی که در آن یک ماده از ناحیه ای با غلظت زیاد آن ماده به ناحیه ای با غلظت کمتر حرکت می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

yayılma

(fizik) bir maddenin, o maddenin yüksek konsantrasyonlu bir alandan daha düşük konsantrasyonlu bir alana hareketinin olduğu süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּעַפּוּעַ

(פיזיקה) התהליך שבו יש תנועה של חומר מאזור בריכוז גבוה של אותו חומר לאזור בריכוז נמוך יותר

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