diffusion
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/ us/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/
扩散;传播;散布
the action of spreading in many directions
Powerful global institutions drive the diffusion of new technologies. 强大的全球机构推动了新技术的传播。
Modern communications make the diffusion of ideas extremely rapid. 现代通讯使思想的传播极为迅速。
（气体或液体的）扩散
(of a gas or liquid) the process of spreading through or into a surrounding substance by mixing with it
the process of diffusion in gases/liquids/solids 气体/液体/固体中的扩散过程
The inward diffusion of oxygen was fairly rapid at room temperature. 在室温下，氧气的内向扩散相当迅速。
See: diffuse
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- The government needs to promote wider diffusion of e-commerce in the economy.
- There was a rapid diffusion of the crisis from one country to all countries in the region.
- He never shared their belief in progress through the advancement of science or diffusion of knowledge.