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Diffusion vs Dilute - What's the difference?

diffusion | dilute |

As a noun diffusion

is diffusion (physics: the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation).

As a verb dilute is

to make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.

As an adjective dilute is

having a low concentration.

diffusion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
  • (physics) the scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium
  • (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
  • the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities
  • (physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
  • the movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
  • dilute

    English

    Verb

    (dilut)
  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water.
  • * Blackmore
  • Mix their watery store / With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.
  • To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
  • * Sir Isaac Newton
  • Lest these colours should be diluted and weakened by the mixture of any adventitious light.
  • (stock market) To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
  • To become attenuated, thin, or weak.
  • it dilutes easily

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a low concentration.
  • Clean the panel with a dilute , neutral cleaner.
  • Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted.
  • See also

    * (Concentration) * dilate

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