Definition of diffuse - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
spread widelytr./intr. spread over a wide areatr./intr.
- The smoke began to diffuse throughout the room..
2.
emotiontr. weaken a strong feeling or emotiontr.
- The calm music diffused his anger.
3.
lighttr. TECH. cause light to spread in different directionstr. TECH.
- The lampshade diffused the harsh light.
Adjective
1.
not concentratedspread out, not gathered in one place
- The light in the room was diffuse.
2.
vaguelacking conciseness or focus
- His diffuse explanation confused the audience.
Expressions with diffuse
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widespread brain injury damaging nerve cell axons
The patient suffered a diffuse axonal injury in the accident.
Origin of diffuse
Latin, diffusus (spread out)
Terms with diffuse included in their meaning
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home
cover over a lamp to diffuse light
science
gathered together or made less diffuse
permeation
spread or diffuse through a substance
diffuse light
material allowing light to pass but not detailed shapes
acr: diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
type of blood cancer affecting B-cells
film
screen used to diffuse light in film
diffusion
diffuse or spread throughout a medium
visual look
cloudy or diffuse in appearance
Examples of diffuse in a sentence
The news quickly began to diffuse through social media. Her gentle words diffused the tension in the room. Laughter helped diffuse the group's nervousness. The curtains diffuse the sunlight softly. Clouds can diffuse the sunlight, creating a gentle glow. The diffuse sound made it hard to locate the source.
Her diffuse ideas confused the audience. The diffuse light filled the room softly. Her diffuse thoughts made it hard to decide.
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- French:se diffuser, diffus, ...
- German:verbreiten, diffus, ...
- Italian:spargere, diffuso, ...
- Spanish:esparcir, difuso, ...
- Portuguese:espalhar, difuso, ...
- Chinese:扩散, 分散, ...
- Japanese:拡散する, 拡散した, ...
- Arabic:اِنْتَشَرَ, مُنْتَشِر, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּזֵּר, מְפוּזָר, ...
- Russian:рассеиваться, рассеянный, ...
- Ukrainian:поширюватися, розсіяний, ...
- Hindi:फैलना, फैला हुआ, ...
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