diffuse

  • 131diffuse — adj. [L. diffusus, spread out] 1. Not sharply distinct at the edge or margin. 2. Widely spread; extended. 3. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) The aperture when spread out or widened …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 132diffuse — diffusely /di fyoohs lee/, adv. diffuseness, n. v. /di fyoohz /; adj. /di fyoohs /, v., diffused, diffusing, adj. v.t. 1. to pour out and spread, as a fluid. 2. to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate. 3. Physics. to spread by… …

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