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diffusion (iou) and jaunt (oh)


diffusion (iou)



diffusion noun. LME.
[Latin diffusio(n-), from diffus-: see DIFFUSE verb, -ION.]
The action of pouring out or forth; outpouring, effusion. Chiefly fig. LME-M17.
The action or result of spreading abroad; wide and General distribution; the state of not being localized. L16.
H. E. Bates The coppery diffusion of light filtering down through crowds of turning leaves.
fig. Dispersion, dissemination, (of knowledge, fame, etc.); Anthropology the spread of elements of culture etc. from one region or people to another. M18.
B. C. Brodie The effect which the General diffusion of knowledge produces on society.
Copiousness of language; prolixity. L18.
Science. The spontaneous intermingling of fluids by the natural random motion of their particles; the spread of a single fluid in this way. E19.
Comb.: diffusion line, diffusion range a range of relatively inexpensive ready-to-wear garments produced for the mass market by a Fashion designer.
diffusional adjective pertaining to or involving diffusion M20.
diffusionism noun the theory that all or most cultural similarities are due to diffusion E20.
diffusionist adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to diffusionism; (b) noun an advocate of diffusionism: L19.

jaunt (oh)



a short trip for pleasure
::a weekend jaunt