diffuser

English

Etymology

diffuse +‎ -er

Noun

diffuser (plural diffusers)

1. Any person or thing that diffuses
2. A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently
   • 2009 February 28, Rita Zekas, “DecoRita visits West Elm”, Toronto Star:

     They are in the under-$20 section, which includes a display of scented candles and diffusers.

3. (optics) Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer
   • 2008 January 24, “In a Town Known for Light, a House With Very Little”, New York Times:

     Along the sofa every three and a half feet, fluorescent tubes glow through translucent plastic diffusers.

4. (automotive) A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties
5. (thermodynamics) A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system
6. (sewage treatment) An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles
7. (cooking) A cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source

See also

• Diffuser on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Verb

diffuser

1. to diffuse
2. to broadcast

Conjugation

   Conjugation of diffuser (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		diffuser			avoir diffusé
gerund		en diffusant			en ayant diffusé
present participle		diffusant
past participle		diffusé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	diffuse	diffuses	diffuse	diffusons	diffusez	diffusent
	imperfect	diffusais	diffusais	diffusait	diffusions	diffusiez	diffusaient
	past historic1	diffusai	diffusas	diffusa	diffusâmes	diffusâtes	diffusèrent
	future	diffuserai	diffuseras	diffusera	diffuserons	diffuserez	diffuseront
	conditional	diffuserais	diffuserais	diffuserait	diffuserions	diffuseriez	diffuseraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	diffuse	diffuses	diffuse	diffusions	diffusiez	diffusent
	imperfect1	diffusasse	diffusasses	diffusât	diffusassions	diffusassiez	diffusassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	diffuse	—	diffusons	diffusez	—
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