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undiffused

undiffused

1 7.6
Light or sound that stays in one place and is very strong
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌn.dɪˈfjuzd/
: no difuso
  • She preferred the undiffused sunlight coming through the window to the soft glow of lamps.

Examples

  • But if the sensors detect an obstacle, the focus node can become transparent, letting the beam pass straight through, undiffused and very powerful.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The artist used a spotlight to create an undiffused beam of light on the stage.

  • The magnifying glass focused the sun's rays into an undiffused point, igniting the paper.

Synonyms

indiscrete
vsundiffused
1 8.1

Things not separated into clear parts that form one solid mass

is about being concentrated in one place rather than indivisibility
undispersed
vsundiffused
1 7.2

People or things that are not spread out and stay together in one place

is about concentration in a place or single direction rather than group cohesion
agglomerated
vsundiffused
1 7.7

Joined together in a loose mass without clear order

is simply concentrated in one place and does not imply disorder
unscattered
vsundiffused
1 6.8

Staying together in one place and not spread out

is focused on being concentrated in one direction or place

Antonyms

2 4.4

Light that spreads out and looks soft, not in one direction

How Dispersed

widespread
232 3.6
scattered
137 3.5
dispersed
16 4.2
undiffused
1 7.6
localized
  • US
33 4.8
concentrated
  • Specialized
25 4.4

Surface Forms

undiffused positive

Morphology

undiffused = diffused (transparent) = un + diffuse + ed

The adjective 'diffused' is simply negated by the productive prefix 'un-', yielding 'not spread out', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Undiffused begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest is diffuse, which means 'to spread out', like water poured from a bottle. So undiffused means 'not spread out', giving concentrated, direct light or sound.