diffuse

/dɪˈfjuːs/
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Translation of diffuse from English into Dutch,

Verb

1.

spread widely

tr./intr.
spread over a wide area
tr./intr.
  • The smoke began to diffuse throughout the room.De rook begon zich door de kamer te verspreiden
2.

emotion

tr.
weaken a strong feeling or emotion
tr.
  • The calm music diffused his anger.De kalme muziek verzwakte zijn woede.
3.

light

tr.TECH.
cause light to spread in different directions
tr.TECH.
  • The lampshade diffused the harsh light.De lampenkap verspreidde het felle licht.

Adjective

1.

not concentrated

spread out, not gathered in one place
  • The light in the room was diffuse.Het licht in de kamer was diffuus.
2.

vague

lacking conciseness or focus
  • His diffuse explanation confused the audience.Zijn diffuse uitleg verwarde het publiek.
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Expressions with diffuse: examples in English and translations in Dutch

diffuus axonaal letsel
The patient suffered a diffuse axonal injury in the accident.

Synonyms and analogies of diffuse in English

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.

Translations of "diffuse" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
diffuusadj.

Coup and contrecoup, the brain bruises across a diffuse area.

Coup en contrecoup, de hersenen kneuzen in een diffuus gebied.

verspreidpp.

These precision sunglasses diffuse harsh sunlight so you don't squint.

Deze precieze zonnebril verspreid fel zonlicht, zodat je niet tuurt.

vaagadj.

There's a diffuse pattern of remodeled injuries that occurred at the same time approximately six years ago.

Er is een vaag patroon van herstelde verwondingen die rond dezelfde tijd gebeurden, ongeveer zes jaar geleden.

Verb
verspreidenv.

The festival's excitement started to diffuse across the entire city.

De opwinding rond het festival begon zich over de hele stad te verspreiden.

verstuivenv.

You can diffuse it over a city or dissolve it in the water.

Je kan het verstuiven boven een stad, of oplossen in het drinkwater.

verstrooienv.

Clouds diffuse sunlight, making the day less harsh and more pleasant.

Wolken verstrooien het zonlicht, waardoor de dag minder fel en een stuk aangenamer aanvoelt.

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diffuse: Examples and translations in context

The diffuse, warm light reaches all corners of your room.

Het diffuse, warme licht bereikt alle hoeken van uw kamer.

His diffuse thoughts made the conversation difficult to keep on track.

Zijn verwarde, diffuse gedachten maakten het gesprek lastig in goede banen te leiden.

Advanced optical design, perfect optical conception of lighting diffuse reflection.

Geavanceerd optisch ontwerp, perfecte optische conceptie van verlichtings diffuse bezinning.

The ones that are deflected by clouds are called diffuse irradiance.

Stralen die worden afgebogen door wolken noemen we diffuse straling.

Scleritis is of three kinds - diffuse nodular and necrosis.

Scleritis is van drie soorten - diffuse en nodulaire fasciitis.

The stem has a diffuse, specular and bump map.

De stam bevat een diffuse, specular en bump map.

The roof and the gables are provided with diffuse glass.

Het dek en de gevels worden voorzien van diffuus glas.

The car contains a diffuse, bump and specular map.

De auto bevat een diffuse, bump en specular map.

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diffuse axonal injury
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