difusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch diffusie, from French diffusion.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfusi/
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: di‧fu‧si

Noun

difusi (plural difusi-difusi)

  1. diffusion
    1. the act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion
      Synonyms: penghamburan, pemencaran, dispersi
    2. (physics) the intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation
      Synonym: pembauran, resapan (Standard Malay)
    3. (linguistics) the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities

Derived terms

  • difusi cahaya
  • difusi hukum
  • difusi leksikal

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd‎[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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