Diffuse vs Spillover - What's the difference?
diffuse | spillover |
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.
That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.
As a verb diffuse
is .As a noun spillover is
that which overflows; the excess or side effect.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.
Derived terms
* diffuselyspillover
English
Noun
(en noun)- The spillover from the dam due to the heavy rains will run down this channel and harmlessly dump into that river, we hope.
- The spillover from this war will be many little massacres of civilians by civilians.