diffuseness


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dif·fuse

 (dĭ-fyo͞oz′)
v. dif·fused, dif·fus·ing, dif·fus·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to spread out freely: smoke that is diffused throughout the room.
2. To make known to or cause to be used by large numbers of people; disseminate: diffuses ideas over the internet.
3. To make less brilliant; soften: light that is diffused through frosted glass.
4. To make less intense; weaken: a remark that diffused the tension in the interview.
5. Physics To cause to undergo diffusion.
v.intr.
1. To become widely dispersed; spread out: The hormone diffuses throughout the body.
2. Physics To undergo diffusion.
adj. (dĭ-fyo͞os′)
1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated: Diffuse light is often hard to read by.
2. Wordy or unclear: a diffuse description. See Synonyms at wordy.

[From Middle English, dispersed, from Anglo-Norman diffus, from Latin diffūsus, past participle of diffundere, to spread : dis-, out, apart; see dis- + fundere, to pour; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.]

dif·fuse′ly (-fyo͞os′lē) adv.
dif·fuse′ness (-fyo͞os′nĭs) n.
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Noun1.diffuseness - the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
scatter, spread - a haphazard distribution in all directions
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diffuseness

noun
Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision:
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diffuseness

[dɪˈfjuːsnɪs] N [of style, writer] → prolijidad f
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diffuseness

n (of style)Weitschweifigkeit f
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Hurst also made her a slight bow, and said he was "very glad"; but diffuseness and warmth remained for Bingley's salutation.
With the beginning of the last speech he had stretched out his legs, thrust his hands in his pockets, and prepared himself for some introductory diffuseness, tending to show that Mr.
(except for the tendency to medieval diffuseness) they are true to the situation and really serve to enhance the suspense.
The modified and updated form of the Shafer histopathological scoring criteria (5) for all parameters was assessed on two scores based on intensity and diffuseness of the cells (score 1: nothing to appear or <10% on section, score 2: >10% on section).
For instance, no consistent theologian, philosopher, or scientist will agree with the diffuseness of their spheres in some kind of universality (in spite of the fact that they certainly intersect and interact, nevertheless, without merging).
If man's sin is pride, woman's sin is characterized as "triviality, distractibility and diffuseness, depending upon others for one's own self-definition."
This result confirmed the repeatability of the test procedure and the diffuseness of the sound field in the receiving room (Fig.
On the other hand on a long term the reciprocity diffuseness create a historical of the relationship which can assure a balance points set.
At the same time, a certain diffuseness among the contributions is apparent, as they were not originally written as a coherent set.
Various studies have shown that the diffuseness of atherosclerosis and then the probability of coronary artery disease (CAD) can be predicted by studying the levels of inflammatory markers in healthy individuals (6, 7).