diffusion

Definition

The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsiō, from diffundō; can be decomposed as diffuse + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "gaseous diffusion"
• "Even the false-necked vase, though it reaches its widest diffusion at this epoch, is, as we have seen, a type found existing in much earlier strata."