diffusive

self-dif·fu·sive, adjectiveself-dif·fu·sive·ly, adverbself-dif·fu·sive·ness, nounun·dif·fu·sive, adjectiveun·dif·fu·sive·ly, adverbun·dif·fu·sive·ness, noun

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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.
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That diffusive spread, Ross says, suggests that moving groundwater is triggering the swarm.
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One of the maxims of the old Greek philosophers was that good is diffusive of itself.
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And the very atmosphere of such bliss is diffusive; it seemed as if all the living creatures around understood.
The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr

For 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 Madison
The same United Secession journal openly anticipates another and more diffusive result from this great movement; viz.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diffusive

diffusive

/ (dɪˈfjuːsɪv) /

adjective

characterized by diffusion

Derived forms of diffusive

diffusively, adverbdiffusiveness, noun

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