Osmosis vs Diversion - What's the difference?
osmosis | diversion |
The net movement of solvent molecules, usually water, from a region of high solvent potential to a region of lower solvent potential through a partially permeable membrane
(slang) Picking up knowledge accidentally, without actually seeking that particular knowledge.
* 1999 , Neil Gaiman, Stardust , pages 36-37 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
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The act of diverting.
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Removal of water via a canal.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destinationUS FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886 .
(legal) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
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As nouns the difference between osmosis and diversion
is that osmosis is while diversion is fun, entertainment, levity.osmosis
English
(wikipedia osmosis)Noun
(osmoses)- I was reading about chickens, and I guess I learned about hawks through osmosis .
- At age fourteen, by a process of osmosis , of dirty jokes, whispered secrets and filthy ballads, Tristram learned of sex.
