difuso

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffūsus (“diffused”), perfect passive participle of diffundō (“to diffuse”), dif- + fundō (“to pour out”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈfu.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈfu.zo/

  • Hyphenation: di‧fu‧so

Adjective

difuso (feminine difusa, masculine plural difusos, feminine plural difusas)

  1. diffuse (not concentrated)
    Synonyms: espalhado, propagado, desconcentrado
    Antonym: concentrado
    • 1932 June 26, “Noivado Mystico [Mystical Wedding]”, in Jornal do Brasil‎[1], volume XLII, number 151, Rio de Janeiro, page 12:
      Mergulhado num sonho diffuso, a alma credula e infantil, começou a colher flores […]
      Submerged in a diffuse dream, his soul naïve and childish, he started picking flowers […]

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin diffusus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈfuso/ [d̪iˈfu.so]
  • Rhymes: -uso
  • Syllabification: di‧fu‧so

Adjective

difuso (feminine difusa, masculine plural difusos, feminine plural difusas)

  1. diffuse
  2. (mathematics) fuzzy

Derived terms

  • conjunto difuso (“fuzzy set”)
  • lógica difusa
  • teoría de los subconjuntos difusos (“fuzzy subset theory”)

Further reading

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