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Meaning of DIFFUSED

Pronunciation:  dufy'oozd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
  2. [adj]  (of light) not bright or glaring; "a softer diffused radiance"
 
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 Synonyms: distributed, soft, softened
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dif*fused"\, a.
Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.
      It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne.
-- {Dif*fus"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dif*fus"ed*ness}, n.
 
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