diffusive

  • 1Diffusive — Dif*fu sive, a. [Cf. F. diffusif.] Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious; diffuse. A plentiful and diffusive perfume. Hare. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2diffusive — index extensive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3diffusive — [di fyo͞o′siv] adj. [ML diffusivus] 1. tending to diffuse 2. characterized by diffusion 3. diffuse diffusively adv. diffusiveness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4diffusive — adjective Date: 1614 tending to diffuse ; characterized by diffusion < diffusive motion of atoms > • diffusively adverb • diffusiveness noun • diffusivity noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5diffusive — diffusion ► NOUN 1) the action or process of becoming spread over a wide area. 2) Physics the intermingling of substances by the natural movement of their particles. DERIVATIVES diffusive adjective …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6diffusive group — difuzinė grupė statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žmonių visuma, kurios nariai yra skirtingų vertybinių orientacijų ir neatlieka bendros veiklos, lemiančios jų tarpusavio santykius. atitikmenys: angl. diffusive group vok.&#8230; …

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  • 7diffusive — diffusively, adv. diffusiveness, n. /di fyooh siv/, adj. tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion. [1605 15; DIFFUSE + IVE] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8diffusive — adjective Of, pertaining to, or caused by diffusion …

    Wiktionary

  • 9diffusive — dif·fu·sive || dɪ fjuːsɪv adj. tending to spread out; tending to scatter …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 10diffusive — a. 1. Expansive, wide reaching, permeating. 2. Spreading in every direction …

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