diffusive

== English == === Etymology === From post-classical Latin diffusivus (“tending to spread; expansive”) (13th century), from participle stem of Latin diffundere (“diffuse, disperse”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈfjuːsɪv/ === Adjective === diffusive (comparative more diffusive, superlative most diffusive) That is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people. [from 17th c.] Involving or employing many words; expansive, discursive; (in negative sense) long-winded. [from 17th c.] That diffuses something; disseminating. [from 17th c.] (sciences) Pertaining to diffusion. [from 19th c.] ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.fy.ziv/ Homophone: diffusives === Adjective === diffusive feminine singular of diffusif == Italian == === Adjective === diffusive feminine plural of diffusivo == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɪf.fuːˈsiː.wɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [dif.fuˈs̬iː.ve] === Adjective === diffūsīve vocative masculine singular of diffūsīvus