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dif·fuse 
[v. di-fyooz; adj. di-fyoos] Pronunciation Key verb, -fused, -fusing, adjective
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[v. di-fyooz; adj. di-fyoos] Pronunciation Key verb, -fused, -fusing, adjective –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adjective
| 1. | to pour out and spread, as a fluid. |
| 2. | to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate. |
| 3. | Physics. to spread by diffusion. |
| 4. | to spread. |
| 5. | Physics. to intermingle by diffusion. |
| 6. | characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy. |
| 7. | widely spread or scattered; dispersed. |
| 8. | Botany. widely or loosely spreading. |
| 9. | Optics. (of reflected light) scattered, as from a rough surface (opposed to specular). |
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dif·fuse·ness, noun
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dif·fuse
(dĭ-fyōōz') Pronunciation Key
v. dif·fused, dif·fus·ing, dif·fus·es v. tr.
v. intr.
adj. (dĭ-fyōōs')
[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.] dif·fuse'ly (-fyōōs'lē) adv., dif·fuse'ness (-fyōōs'nĭs) n. |
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| diffused | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light" |
| 2. | (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected [syn: soft] [ant: concentrated] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Diffused
Dif*fused"\, a. Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse. It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne. -- Dif*fus"ed*ly, adv. -- Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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