Illusion vs Diffusion - What's the difference?
illusion | diffusion |
(countable) Anything that seems to be something that it is not.
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(countable) A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true.
(countable) A magician’s trick.
(uncountable) The state of being deceived or misled.
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.
As nouns the difference between illusion and diffusion
is that illusion is while diffusion is diffusion (physics: the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation).illusion
English
(wikipedia illusion)Noun
- We saw what looked like a tiger among the trees, but it was an illusion caused by the shadows of the branches.
- Using artificial additives, scientists can create the illusion of fruit flavours in food.
- You realize the sun don't go down it's just an illusion caused by the world spinning round.
- Jane has this illusion that John is in love with her.