🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

拡散

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kakusan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Diffusion/dɪˈfjuːʒən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"気体の拡散によって香りが部屋中に広がった。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The spreading of something more widely, or the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration.

    "The diffusion of heat and moisture through the atmosphere is a complex process."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from Latin diffusio(n-), from diffundere 'pour out or away' (see diffuse).

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