the act of dispersing or diffusing something (noun.act)
hypernym (diffusion IS A KIND OF .... relation)
(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.process)
the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume (noun.attribute)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF diffusion relation)
(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.process)
(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration un more..(biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal(noun.process)
an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes (noun.process)
the act of dispersing or diffusing something(noun.act)
domain category (diffusion is domain category of ....)
(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.process)