DIFFUSION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIFFUSION?

Need another word that means the same as “diffusion”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “diffusion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Diffusion” are: dispersal, dispersion, dissemination, spreading, scattering, discharge, emission, radiation, effusion, exhalation, exudation, outflow, outpouring, flow, secretion, leak, communication, transmission, making known, putting about

Diffusion as a Noun

Definitions of "Diffusion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “diffusion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another.
• The intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles.
• (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 dissemination of elements of culture to another region or people.
• The act of dispersing or diffusing something.
• The spreading of something more widely.
• 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 action of spreading the light from a light source evenly to reduce glare and harsh shadows.
• The property of being diffused or dispersed.

Synonyms of "Diffusion" as a noun (20 Words)

communication	A letter or message containing information or news. She gave him some hope of her return or at least of their future communication.
discharge	A substance that has been discharged. Those germs might lead to vaginal discharge.
dispersal	The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dispersal of the crowd by mounted police.
dispersion	Spreading widely or driving off. The virus is transmitted in the dispersion of droplets which results from sneezing or coughing.
dissemination	The action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely. The dissemination of public information.
effusion	An instance of giving off something such as a liquid or gas. He studied the rates of effusion of gases.
emission	A substance that is emitted or released. Cuts in carbon dioxide emissions.
exhalation	Exhaled breath. Moist exhalations from the sea.
exudation	The process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes.
flow	The amount of fluid that flows in a given time. Under the ford the river backs up giving a deep sluggish flow.
leak	An instance of leaking. The leak of fluid may occur.
making known	The act that results in something coming to be.
outflow	A large amount of money, liquid, or people that moves or is transferred out of a place. Capital outflow took place on a very large scale.
outpouring	The pouring forth of a fluid. Outpourings of nationalist discontent.
putting about	The option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date.
radiation	Syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation e g exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions low doses cause diarrhea and nausea and vomiting and sometimes loss of hair greater exposure can cause sterility. The radiation dose.
scattering	The act of scattering. The colossal wastage involved in a random scattering.
secretion	A substance discharged by secretion. Hormonal secretions.
spreading	The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate.
transmission	The act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted. A three speed automatic transmission.

Usage Examples of "Diffusion" as a noun

• The rate of diffusion of a gas.
• The rapid diffusion of ideas and technology.
• The diffusion of knowledge.

Associations of "Diffusion" (30 Words)

asunder	Apart. As wide asunder as pole from pole.
diffuse	Spread or diffuse through. Oxygen molecules diffuse across the membrane.
dispel	Make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Elaine s dejection.
dispersal	The act of dispersing or diffusing something. The dispersal of the crowd by mounted police.
disperse	Denoting a phase dispersed in another phase as in a colloid. Emulsions should be examined after storage for droplet size of the disperse phase.
dispersion	The spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume. The dispersion of the troops.
disseminate	Cause to become widely known. There is a subset of these low grade tumours that can disseminate and migrate.
dissemination	The property of being diffused or dispersed. The dissemination of public information.
dissipate	Spend frivolously and unwisely. The concern she d felt for him had wholly dissipated.
distribute	Distribute or disperse widely. You can distribute the system s output over your home network.
distribution	The different number of cards of each suit in a player’s hand. An established distribution channel.
diversify	Make or become more diverse or varied. We re confident that the new owners will grow and diversify the company globally.
effluence	The action of flowing out.
imbue	Fill soak or imbue totally. His works are invariably imbued with a sense of calm and serenity.
intersperse	Diversify (a thing or things) with other things at intervals. The debate was interspersed with angry exchanges.
leach	The process of leaching. Pesticides and fertilizers that leach into rivers.
percolate	The product of percolation. Continental ideas on art science and architecture percolated from Venice to London.
permeate	Spread throughout (something); pervade. Water permeates sand easily.
pervasiveness	The quality of filling or spreading throughout. The pervasiveness of violence on television.
pollute	Contaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances. The explosion polluted the town with dioxin.
proliferation	Growth by the rapid multiplication of parts. A continuing threat of nuclear proliferation.
scatter	The act of scattering. The sandy beaches are scattered with driftwood.
scattered	(of a person) distracted or disorganized. Scattered thoughts.
share	Give out as one s portion or share. There have been 25 000 shares on Twitter and 117 likes on Facebook as of 7 30 p m.
spray	An act of spraying something. A can of insect spray.
spread	Distributed or spread over a considerable extent. The rumor spread.
spreading	Process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space.
sprinkle	Cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force. It began to sprinkle.
strew	Cover; be dispersed over. Dead bodies strewed the ground.
suffuse	To become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light. The sky was suffused with a warm pink color.