Diffusion vs. Effusion
Diffusionnoun
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
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(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
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(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
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The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
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Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
Diffusionnoun
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
Diffusionnoun
The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation; dispersion.
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The act of passing by osmosis through animal membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc., through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.
Diffusionnoun
(physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation
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the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another
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the property of being diffused or dispersed
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the act of dispersing or diffusing something;
Diffusion
Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. Diffusion is driven by a gradient in concentration.
Effusionnoun
A liquid outpouring.
Effusionnoun
(chemistry) Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
Effusionnoun
An outpouring of speech or emotion.
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(medicine) the seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
Effusionnoun
The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.
Effusionnoun
That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.
Effusionnoun
The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel, either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation through its walls. It may pass into the substance of an organ, or issue upon a free surface.
Effusionnoun
an unrestrained expression of emotion
Effusionnoun
flow under pressure
Effusion
In physics and chemistry, effusion is the process in which a gas escapes from a container through a hole of diameter considerably smaller than the mean free path of the molecules. Such a hole is often described as a pinhole and the escape of the gas is due to the pressure difference between the container and the exterior.
