Diffuse vs Dispersion - What's the difference?
diffuse | dispersion |
To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
* Whewell
To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
The state of being dispersed; dispersedness.
A process of dispersing.
The degree of scatter of data.
(optics) The separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.
(medicine) The removal of inflammation.
As a verb diffuse
is .As a noun dispersion is
dispersion, dispersal.diffuse
English
Etymology 1
(etyl), from (etyl) diffusus, past participle ofVerb
(diffus)- We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized nations.
- Food coloring diffuses in water.
- The riot diffused quite suddenly.
Derived terms
* diffuserEtymology 2
(etyl) diffususAdjective
(en adjective)- Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.