diffusion
Definitions of diffusion
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the act of distributing or spreading or apportioningtypes:répartitionthe act of distributing by allotting or apportioning; distribution according to a plandistributionthe act of distributing playing cardspartagea distribution in sharessubventionthe act of providing a subsidyreclassement, redistributiona new apportionment (especially a new apportionment of congressional seats in the United States on the basis of census results)rationnementthe act of rationingportionthe allotment of some amount by dividing somethinggénérositéacting generously
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act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or timesynonyms: étalementtypes:éparpillementthe act of dispersing or diffusing somethingéparpillementthe act of scatteringdécentralisationthe spread of power away from the center to local branches or governmentstype of:
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the commercial activity of transporting and selling goods from a producer to a consumersynonyms: distributiontype of:commerce, monde des affairestransactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
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the property of being diffused or dispersedsynonyms: propagation, éparpillementtype of:dispersionthe spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
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a haphazard distribution in all directionssynonyms: étalementtype of:dispersionthe spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume
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the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debatesynonyms: propagationtypes:propagationthe spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regionstype of:
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process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of spacesynonyms: étalementtypes:propagationthe spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to anotheréparpillementspreading widely or driving offtype of:
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(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 concentrationsynonyms: dispersiontypes:propagationthe process of permeating or infusing something with a substancetype of:processus naturel, radioactivitéa process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
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the process of permeating or infusing something with a substancesynonyms: propagationtype of:dispersion(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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taking part in a radio or tv programsynonyms: radio diffusiontypes:réceptionquality or fidelity of a received broadcastdémodulation(electronics) the reception of a signal by extracting it from the carrier wavetype of:télécommunication(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically
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