diffusive
Origin of diffusive
1Other words from diffusive
- dif·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- dif·fu·sive·ness, noun
- in·ter·dif·fu·sive, adjective
- in·ter·dif·fu·sive·ness, noun
- self-dif·fu·sive, adjective
- self-dif·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- self-dif·fu·sive·ness, noun
- un·dif·fu·sive, adjective
- un·dif·fu·sive·ly, adverb
- un·dif·fu·sive·ness, noun
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How to use diffusive in a sentence
The other primary filtering method, called diffusion, is where “the really small particles slow down and enter this diffusive zone where they fuse to the fiber,” she says.
What You Need to Know About Wearing a Face Mask Outside | Joe Lindsey | September 30, 2020 | Outside OnlineThat diffusive spread, Ross says, suggests that moving groundwater is triggering the swarm.
Machine learning helped demystify a California earthquake swarm | Carolyn Gramling | June 18, 2020 | Science NewsOne of the maxims of the old Greek philosophers was that good is diffusive of itself.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine | James J. WalshAnd the very atmosphere of such bliss is diffusive; it seemed as if all the living creatures around understood.
The Man Between | Amelia E. BarrFor while the cause of the Gordians was embraced with such diffusive ardor, the Gordians themselves were no more.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
As far as it may consist of internal collections, a more diffusive knowledge of the circumstances of the State may be necessary.
The Federalist Papers | Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James MadisonThe same United Secession journal openly anticipates another and more diffusive result from this great movement; viz.
British Dictionary definitions for diffusive
/ (dɪˈfjuːsɪv) /
characterized by diffusion
Derived forms of diffusive
- diffusively, adverb
- diffusiveness, noun
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