dif|fuse´ness — dif|fuse «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television… … Useful english dictionary
dif|fuse´ly — dif|fuse «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television… … Useful english dictionary
dif|fuse — «verb. dih FYOOZ; adjective. dih FYOOS», verb, fused, fus|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to spread out so as to cover a large space or surface; scatter widely: »The sun diffuses light and heat. Schools and libraries and many television programs diffuse … Useful english dictionary
diffuse — dif•fuse v. [[t]dɪˈfyuz[/t]] adj. [[t] ˈfyus[/t]] v. fused, fusing, adj. 1) to pour out and spread: oil diffused over a surface[/ex] 2) to spread or scatter widely or thinly; disseminate 3) phs Physics. to spread or scatter by diffusion 4) to… … From formal English to slang
diffuse — 1. (di fuz′)To disseminate; to spread about. 2. (di fus′)Disseminated; spread about; not restricted. [L. dif fundo, pp. fusus, to pour in different directions] * * * dif·fuse dif yüs adj not concentrated or localized <diffuse sclerosis>… … Medical dictionary
prolix — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lengthy, wordy, long winded, discursive, verbose, dif fuse; tedious. See diffuseness.Ant., taciturn. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. diffuse, wordy, tedious; see verbose . III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… … English dictionary for students