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, first-person possessive difusiku, second-person possessive difusimu, third-person possessive difusinya)

  1. diffusion
    1. The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
      Synonyms: penghamburan, pemencaran
    2. (physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
      Synonym: 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, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

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