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Diffused

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Adjective

1. diffused

(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material

Example Sentences:
'diffused light'

2. diffuse, diffused, soft

(of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Diffused

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verb (dɪˈfjuːz )
1. 
to spread or cause to spread in all directions
2. 
to undergo or cause to undergo diffusion
3. 
to scatter or cause to scatter; disseminate; disperse
adjective (dɪˈfjuːs )
4. 
spread out over a wide area
5. 
lacking conciseness
6. 
(esp of some creeping stems) spreading loosely over a large area
7. 
characterized by or exhibiting diffusion
diffuse light
diffuse reflection
8. botany
(of plant growth) occurring throughout a tissue

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Diffused

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adjective
1. 
spread out or dispersed; not concentrated
2. 
using more words than are needed; long-winded; wordy
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: difˈfused or difˈfusing
3. 
to pour, spread out, or disperse in every direction; spread or scatter widely
4.  Physics
to mix by diffusion, as gases, liquids, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Diffused

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v. dif·fused, dif·fus·ing, dif·fus·es
v.tr.
1. To cause to spread out freely: smoke that is diffused throughout the room.
2. To make known to or cause to be used by large numbers of people; disseminate: diffuses ideas over the internet.
3. To make less brilliant; soften: light that is diffused through frosted glass.
4. To make less intense; weaken: a remark that diffused the tension in the interview.
5. Physics To cause to undergo diffusion.
v.intr.
1. To become widely dispersed; spread out: The hormone diffuses throughout the body.
2. Physics To undergo diffusion.
adj. (dĭ-fys)
1. Widely spread or scattered; not concentrated: Diffuse light is often hard to read by.
2. Wordy or unclear: a diffuse description. See Synonyms at wordy.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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