interdiffusion

Examples

• All

• During the experiment, the interdiffusion of gases showed how quickly they spread into each other.

• The scientists studied the interdiffusion of two metals to understand how they mixed at high temperatures.

• The degradation of a Cu conductor in a multilayer structure by corrosion, poor adhesion, or interdiffusion is an important concern.

  Academic text (1998)

Synonyms

D

diffusion

vsinterdiffusion

• Specialized

3 4.8

Movement of particles from a crowded area to a less crowded area

is mutual exchange between two substances not one-directional movement

I

interpenetration

vsinterdiffusion

1 8.5

A way that two or more things pass through each other and mix

is the same mutual action but by microscopic mixing of particles

I

interfusion

vsinterdiffusion

7.5

Mixing different things together to make one whole

involves molecular exchange between materials rather than simple bulk blending

I

intermixture

vsinterdiffusion

7.0

Different things joined together to make one thing

is the process of particles moving into each other not mere combining

C

commixture

vsinterdiffusion

9.7

Putting different things together to make one thing

focuses on particle-level movement between substances not just mixing action

Antonyms

I

isolation

172 3.7

A state of being alone and cut off from other people physically or emotionally

S

separation

89 2.6

The process of moving apart or staying apart

How Mixed

blending

1 2.7

interdiffusion

• Specialized

8.9

separation

8 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology