diffusion
扩散,传播,扩散性,扩散作用
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Definitions
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- : act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- : prolixity of speech or writing; discursiveness.
- : Physics. Also called migration. an intermingling of molecules, ions, etc., resulting from random thermal agitation, as in the dispersion of a vapor in air.a reflection or refraction of light or other electromagnetic radiation from an irregular surface or an erratic dispersion through a surface; scattering.
- : Movies. a soft-focus effect resulting from placing a gelatin or silk plate in front of a studio light or a camera lens, or through the use of diffusion filters.
- : Meteorology. the spreading of atmospheric constituents or properties by turbulent motion as well as molecular motion of the air.
- : Anthropology, Sociology.Also called cultural diffusion . the transmission of elements or features of one culture to another.
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Examples
Fernandez explains that small particles get removed by diffusion and larger ones by impaction.
In diffusion flames, the fuel and the oxidizer — typically, oxygen — are initially separate, limiting how fast the fire can burn.
Its conical base is a rich premixed flame, topped by a diffusion flame.
The growth history is also a record of information flows in the rangeomorphs’ environment, such as information about the diffusion of dissolved organic carbon in the ocean water around them.
Brownian motion describes a great many physical phenomena, including diffusion.
The diffusion of information sources, social media chief among them, simply makes that harder to do.
At this critical moment, this diffusion of attention is potentially crippling.
Thom Browne, known for his tricolor stripes and short-suits, will soon launch a diffusion collection called Thom Grey.
And let's put that Gaseous Diffusion Plant in...well, on second thought, keep it, Kentucky.
Collectively, Christians can give diffusion to it with an efficiency vastly beyond the sum of all their insulated efforts.
Hence it may be said that the diffusion of the great doctrine can be attributed to the influence of this image.