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Diffusion vs Permeation - What's the difference?

diffusion | permeation |

As nouns the difference between diffusion and permeation

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

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.

    • permeation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia permeation) (-)
  • The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid.
  • (medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc.

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