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Definition: Diffusing |
DiffusingAdjective1. Spreading by diffusion. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "diffusing" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: DiffusingSynonyms: diffusing(a) (adj), diffusive (adj), dispersive (adj), disseminating (adj), disseminative (adj), scattering (adj), spreading (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Diffusing |
| English words defined with "diffusing": affable, amiable ♦ cordial ♦ diffusion, dispersal, dispersion, dissemination ♦ genial, Graduator ♦ l, lambert ♦ Odorating ♦ Self-diffusive. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "diffusing": Abana ♦ Cell Polarity, colored bulb, coloured bulb, complementary MOS ♦ diffusion coefficient ♦ electromigration ♦ integrating sphere, internally coated bulb ♦ operação de Kirklin Ellis ♦ the diffusing capacity of the lung ♦ Ulbricht sphere. (references) |
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| "Golden Shore" by Craig Young Commentary: "Troon beach, pic taken into sun with layer of cloud diffusing the light, hence the colour." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
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 | Explode; explosion; disappear; vanish; diffuse; dissipate; dissipating; diffusing; . |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Another measure of lung function is called diffusing capacity. (references) | |
A number of conditions can cause the diffusing capacity to decrease. (references) | ||
Economic History | Kenya | Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual average of 6.6% from 1963 to 1973. Agricultural production grew by 4.7% annually during the same period, stimulated by redistributing estates, diffusing new crop strains, and opening new areas to cultivation. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | In a political point of view this Department is chiefly important as affording the means of diffusing knowledge. |
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| "Diffusing" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 88.57% of the time. "Diffusing" is used about 35 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 88.57% | 31 | 62,296 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 8.57% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.86% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 35 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "diffusing": diffusing apparatus ♦ diffusing barrier ♦ diffusing panel ♦ diffusing screen ♦ diffusing well ♦ Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity ♦ the diffusing capacity of the lung. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
air diffusing | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "diffusing"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 散开 (Diffuse, Diffused). (various references) | |
Danish | diffusionsspaerrelag (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier), diffusionsskaerm (diffusing screen), diffuserende skærm (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), sukkerdiffusoer (diffuser, diffusing apparatus, diffusor), spreder (diffuser, diffusing apparatus, diffusor, divergent, duct, irrigator, light diffuser, rainer, shroud, spreader, sprinkler), reflekterende pyramide (diffusing cone), nedsivningsbroend (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), lysspredende glas (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), lungediffusionskonstanten (the diffusing capacity of the lung), ion af diffusionsemnerne (ion of the diffusing species). (various references) | |
Dutch | diffusievast (fast to diffusion, non-diffusing, non-migratory), diffusieketel (diffuser, diffusing apparatus, diffusor), diffusiecapaciteit van de longen (the diffusing capacity of the lung), diffusie barrière (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier), diffuseur (diffuser, diffusing apparatus, diffusor, mixer), verdeelput (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), omgekeerde put (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), matglasplaat voor diffuse verlichting (diffusing screen), lichtverstrooiende plaat (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), lichtverstrooiend glas (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), ion van het diffunderende medium (ion of the diffusing species), injectieput (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), geluidsreflector in piramidevorm (diffusing cone), aanvullingsput (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well). (various references) | |
Finnish | diffuusioraja (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier), diffuusiolasi (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), diffuusiokapasiteetti (the diffusing capacity of the lung), imeytyskaivo (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), hajotuslevy (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), hajataittava lasi (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass). (various references) | |
French | répandant. (various references) | |
German | verbreitend (bandying, bruiting, disseminating, irradiating, propagating, vulgarizing). (various references) | |
Greek | συντελεστής πνευμονικής διάχυσης (the diffusing capacity of the lung), γυαλί διάχυσης (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), ιόν της διαχεόμενης ουσίας (ion of the diffusing species), φρέαρ εμπλουτισμού (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), φράγμα διάχυσης ατόμων (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier), απορροφητικόν φρέαρ (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), οθόνη διάχυσης (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), διαχυτική ικανότητα των πνευμόνων (the diffusing capacity of the lung). (various references) | |
Italian | diffusore (diffuser, diffuser vanes, diffusing apparatus, diffusor, hot air gallery, jet, light diffuser, mixer, nozzle, plenum, plenum chamber, rosette, setting chamber), vetro diffusore (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), sistema di amplificazione attaccato al soffitto (diffusing cone), schermo diffusore (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), resistente alla diffusione (fast to diffusion, non-diffusing, non-migratory), pozzo di ravvenamento (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pozzo a dispersione (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), la capacità di diffusione polmonare (the diffusing capacity of the lung), ione di diffusione (ion of the diffusing species), barriera di diffusione (barrier in isotope separation, diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier, membrane). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 郁郁たる (aromatic, diffusing of aroma, flourishing, teeming with culture). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | いくいくたる (aromatic, diffusing of aroma, flourishing, teeming with culture). (various references) | |
Korean | 확산 (Proliferation). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iffusingday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | difusor (diffuser, diffuser vanes, diffusing apparatus, diffusor, inlet arrangement, light diffuser, mixer, plenum, plenum chamber, setting chamber, sprue pin), vidro difusor (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), poço de recarga (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), poço de injecção (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), painel difusor (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), ião de difusão (ion of the diffusing species), capacidade de difusão do pulmão (the diffusing capacity of the lung), barreira de difusao (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier), alvo difusor (diffusing screen), écran difusor (diffusing panel, diffusing screen). (various references) | |
Russian | рассеивать рассеивание. (various references) | |
Spanish | difusor (diffuser), vidrio difusor (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), pozo invertido (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pozo de inyección (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pozo de alimentación (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pozo de absorción (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pozo absorbente (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well), pantalla difusora (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), capacidad difusora del pulmón (the diffusing capacity of the lung), barrera de difusión (diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier). (various references) | |
Swedish | diffusionsbarriär (barrier in isotope separation, diffusing barrier, diffusion barrier, membrane), diffuserande skärm (diffusing panel, diffusing screen), ljusspridande glas (diffusing glass, light-diffusing glass), infiltrationsbrunn (diffusing well, diffusion well, injection well, inverted well, recharge well, recharging basin, soakaway, sump). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "diffusing": interdiffusing. (additional references) | |
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"Diffusing" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: difusin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "diffusing" (pronounced dufyuw"zing) |
| 8 | d u f y uw" z i ng | defusing. |
| 7 | -u f y uw" z i ng | refusing. |
| 6 | -f y uw" z i ng | confusing, fusing, infusing. |
| 5 | -y uw" z i ng | abusing, accusing, amusing, excusing, misusing, musing, overusing, recusing, reusing, using. |
| 4 | -uw" z i ng | boozing, bruising, choosing, cruising, losing, oozing, perusing, schmoozing, snoozing. |
| 3 | -z i ng | antagonizing, apologizing, appeasing, appetizing, appraising, arising, advertising, advising, aggrandizing, agonizing, amazing, amortizing, analyzing, arousing, authorizing, blazing, bowsing, browsing, brutalizing, bulldozing, buzzing, cannibalizing, capitalizing, carousing, categorizing, causing, centralizing, characterizing, chastising, cleansing, closing, colorizing, commercializing, composing, comprising, compromising, computerizing, criminalizing, criticizing, crystallizing, customizing, decentralizing, decomposing, decriminalizing, deemphasizing, dehumanizing, demilitarizing, democratizing, demonizing, demoralizing, denationalizing, desensitizing, destabilizing, devising, digitizing, disclosing, disguising, disposing, downsizing, dozing, dramatizing, easing, economizing, editorializing, emphasizing, enclosing, energizing, enterprising, equalizing, espousing, exercising, exposing, fantasizing, federalizing, fertilizing, finalizing, foreclosing, formalizing, franchising, fraternizing, freezing, galvanizing, gazing, generalizing, glamorizing, glazing, grazing, harmonizing, hazing, hosing, housing, humanizing, hydrolyzing, idolizing, immobilizing, immortalizing, immunizing, imposing, improvising, industrializing, institutionalizing, ionizing, ironizing, itemizing, jeopardizing, legalizing, legitimizing, liberalizing, marginalizing, materializing, maximizing, memorizing, merchandising, mesmerizing, minimizing, mobilizing, modernizing, monopolizing, moralizing, nationalizing, neutralizing, normalizing, nosing, opposing, organizing, overgrazing, oxidizing, paralyzing, paraphrasing, patronizing, pausing, penalizing, personalizing, phasing, phrasing, pleasing, polarizing, politicizing, popularizing, posing, praising, predisposing, prioritizing, privatizing, proposing, proselytizing, publicizing, quizzing, raising, rationalizing, razing, realizing, reauthorizing, recapitalizing, recognizing, reimposing, reorganizing, revising, revitalizing, revolutionizing, rising, romanticizing, Rosing, sanitizing, satirizing, scrutinizing, securitizing, seizing, sensationalizing, sizing, sneezing, socializing, specializing, squeezing, stabilizing, standardizing, sterilizing, stigmatizing, strategizing, subsidizing, summarizing, supervising, supposing, surprising, symbolizing, sympathizing, synthesizing, tantalizing, teasing, televising, temporizing, terrorizing, theorizing, tranquilizing, trivializing, unappetizing, uncompromising, unionizing, unsurprising, uprising, utilizing, vandalizing, verbalizing, victimizing, visualizing, warehousing, wheezing, whizzing, womanizing. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-f-f-g-i-i-n-s-u" | |
-3 letters: dingus, fifing, fusing, siding. | |
-4 letters: dings, duffs, dungs, finds, finis, fundi, funds, fungi, guffs, guids, nidus, sniff, snuff, suing, using. | |
-5 letters: digs, ding, dins, duff, dugs, dung, duns, fids, figs, find, fins, fuds, fugs, fund, funs, gids, gins, gnus, guff, guid, guns, nidi, nisi, sign, sing, snug, sung. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-f-f-g-i-i-n-s-u" | |
+4 letters: faultfindings. | |
+5 letters: interdiffusing. | |
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