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diffusivity

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dif⋅fu⋅siv⋅i⋅ty

[dif-yoo-siv-i-tee]
–noun Physics.
the property of a substance indicative of the rate at which a thermal disturbance, as a rise in temperature, will be transmitted through the substance.

Origin:
1875–80; diffusive + -ity
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