difusión

Definitions of difusión
  1. noun
    act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time
    synonyms: propagación
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    diseminación, disgregación, dispersión, diáspora
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something
    desbandada, dispersión
    the act of scattering
    descentralización
    the spread of power away from the center to local branches or governments
    aerofumigación, fumigación
    the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)
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    extensión
    act of expanding in scope; making more widely available
  2. noun
    the property of being diffused or dispersed
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    dispersión, distribución
    the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
  3. noun
    the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
  4. noun
    the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
    synonyms: diseminación, divulgación, propagación
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    propagación
    the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions
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    transmisión, trasmisión
    communication by means of transmitted signals
  5. noun
    process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space
    synonyms: diseminación, expansión, extensión, generalización, propagación
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    dispersión
    spreading widely or driving off
    diáspora
    the dispersion of the Jews outside Israel; from the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem in 587-86 BC when they were exiled to Babylonia up to the present time
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    desplazamiento
    a movement through space that changes the location of something
  6. 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
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    osmosis, ósmosis
    (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
    saturación
    the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
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    proceso natural, radiactividad, radioactividad
    a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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