difusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch diffusie, from French diffusion.

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

 

Further reading

• “difusi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.