Synonyms for diffusion
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Noun
1. Dispersion
dispersion, dissemination, distribution, propagation, dispersal, spread, circulation, sprinkling, strewing
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
Related words
- Word family
- diffuseness diffuser
Forms
- Plural
- diffusions → dispersions, disseminations, distributions, propagations…
Example sentences
- distribution The distribution of this product is a little slow.
- propagation He wrote a book about the propagation of Islam in Africa.
- dissemination The dissemination of scientific knowledge is essential.
- dispersion I need one more bucket of white dispersion paint.
- expansion Denmark is experiencing a modest economic expansion.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| diffusion | falling | |
| distribution | falling | |
| propagation | falling | |
| dissemination | steady | |
| dispersion | falling | |
| expansion | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- spread1
- 8 letters
- strewing, diffusal
- 9 letters
- expansion3, dispersal3, suffusion
- 10 letters
- dispersion3, sprinkling2
- 11 letters
- circulation4, propagation4
- 12 letters
- distribution4
- 13 letters
- dissemination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (expansion3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- diffusion
- Italiano
- diffusione
- Español
- difusión
- Deutsch
- Diffusion