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Diffusion vs Dilution - What's the difference?

diffusion | dilution |

As nouns the difference between diffusion and dilution

is that diffusion is the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion while dilution is the action of the verb dilute.

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.

    • dilution

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb dilute.
  • The process of making something dilute.
  • A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.

    • Antonyms

    * concentration

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