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Diffusion vs Widespread - What's the difference?

diffusion | widespread |

As a noun diffusion

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

As an adjective widespread is

affecting a large area (eg the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.

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.

    • widespread

    English

    Adjective

  • Affecting a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
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    Synonyms

    * extensive, pervasive, prevalent, ubiquitous, universal

    Antonyms

    * limited