Humidifier vs. Diffuser

Humidifiernoun

A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.

Humidifiernoun

A device that increases the moisture content of the air; - used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause irritation to the throat. Compare dehumidifier.

Humidifier

A humidifier is a device, primarily an electrical appliance, that increases humidity (moisture) in a single room or an entire building. In the home, point-of-use humidifiers are commonly used to humidify a single room, while whole-house or furnace humidifiers, which connect to a home's HVAC system, provide humidity to the entire house.

Diffusernoun

Any person or thing that diffuses.

Diffusernoun

A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently.

Diffusernoun

(optics) Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer.

Diffusernoun

(automotive) A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties.

Diffusernoun

(thermodynamics) A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system.

Diffusernoun

(sewage treatment) An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles.

Diffusernoun

(cooking) A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source.

Diffusernoun

A hairdryer attachment that diffuses the flow of air.

Diffusernoun

One who, or that which, diffuses.

Diffusernoun

baffle that distributes sound waves evenly

Diffusernoun

optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly