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diffusive

[dih-fyoo-siv] / dɪˈfju sɪv /






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By extending the breakdown of Raman selection rules beyond traditional superionic systems, the study provides a broader framework for interpreting diffusive Raman scattering across many classes of materials.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026

The team's new approach centers on a device called a "diffusive memristor."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2025

It was more of a diffusive process where the leadership faltered.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021

Aciman, a famous Proustian, is clearly interested in the diffusive action of time and the heartaches of temps perdu.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2019

The grace given him was communicable, diffusive; an influence passing from him to others, and making what it touched spiritual, as enthusiasm may be or tastes or panics.

From An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine by John Henry Cardinal Newman




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