Thesaurus: diffused
of Diffuse
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Definitions
- imp. & p. p. of Diffuse
- a. Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
- adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material
- adj. (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
- Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse. It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne. -- Dif*fus"ed*ly, adv. -- Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.
- Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. Hawthorne.-- Dif*fus"ed*ly, adv.-- Dif*fus"ed*ness, n.
- j:100 s. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material