diffuse
18
6.4
- adjective
- /dɪˈfjus/
- The room was filled with a warm, diffuse light that made it feel cozy.
- more diffuse
- diffuse emission
- diffuse galaxies
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Watch on YouTubeThat's why you get those diffuse Halos around galaxies as well.
- That's why you get those diffuse Halos around galaxies as well.
- But it's just a very diffuse radiation.
- But it's become our, our, our culture has become so diffuse.
- Does that sort of hypertrophied executive function help to wrangle some of the diffuse creative energy?
- One of the problems with these issues is that frequently there is not a decision maker or it's a diffuse decision making process.
- So I think in this highly technological world with many diverse and diffuse influences, I think I'm able to hit a lot of bases.
- So you might wonder, is there a certain task that is more appropriate for focus mode or diffuse mode?
- He says there's no such entity as power, with or without a capital letter, global, massive or diffused, concentrated or distributed.
- He argued that this mostly occurs in situations where property rights are vague or diffuse, and it's almost impossible to make them precise.
- They come from much more diffused forces which are not under the control of any single individual.
- What you need to do is look at a diffuse source of bright light, like a fluorescent tube or the blue sky.
- That comes from this very low density, very diffuse distribution of dark energy which is out there on the very large scales in the universe.
- I think the this collection is very diffuse, often very interesting.
Examples
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The artist preferred to work in diffuse lighting to bring out the subtle colors in her paintings.
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The more complex and often diffuse environmental problems of today demand new tools of engagement.
Academic text (1999) -
And that helps reflect the light in a more diffuse pattern, which frankly looks great.
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The streams flowing in are very small, and they flow through very diffuse channels.
Academic text (2008) -
What you need to do is look at a diffuse source of bright light, like a fluorescent tube or the blue sky.
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The galaxies are extremely diffuse and are barely visible in contrast to the night sky.
Academic text (1994) -
Plus, you can also see the diffuse light between galaxies as well, known as the intracluster light.
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Their facets glowed with the ambience of the lanterns, producing a diffuse and cloudy light.
Fiction book (1992) -
As the sun began to set, the sky became illuminated by diffuse hues of orange and pink.
Synonyms
137
3.5
Spread over a wide area and not close together
35
3.8
Spread out across an area or shared among many people
32
5.0
Present in small numbers or amounts
16
4.2
Spread out across a wide area
2
4.4
Light that spreads out and looks soft, not in one direction
2
3.5
Arranged so they cover a wide area like papers fanned on a table
1
7.7
Spreads slowly through a material, like ink in water
Likely to spread widely, for example news or disease
Spreading a soft color or feeling slowly over something
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.1
A cloud of gas and dust lit by nearby stars, seen as a faint hazy patch in the sky
How Spread Out
65
7.1
18
6.4
137
3.5
- US
33
4.8
- Specialized
25
4.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Diffuse comes from the Latin parts dis- 'away' and fundere 'to pour', like light or people being 'poured out' over a wide space. That's why a diffuse (adjective) thing is spread out and not focused in one place.