diffusive
adjective
dif·fu·sive
di-ˈfyü-siv 
-ziv
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The right of suffrage was much more diffusive in the Northern than the Southern States; and the latter could have no influence in the election on the score of the Negroes.
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Notice that the nearby surfaces aren't just reflected, but that the rendering engine accounts for how said reflections become more diffusive based on the materials and distance.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Current physical-collapse models suggest that this diffusive motion is only very slight.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
Choose ambient light sources muffled by diffusive domes or lampshades.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
The effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
The push to involve every corner of the space often has an unintentionally diffusive effect.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
The same basic phenomenon, called double-diffusive convection, creates layers of water in the ocean.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2017
Of course, Calvin Klein the fashion mega-house is strong as ever with a cult figure, Raf Simons, at the helm and many still-successful diffusive branches—underwear, jeans, home, fragrance.
—Lili Göksenin, GQ, 26 Oct. 2017
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Doug Melville, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Notice that the nearby surfaces aren't just reflected, but that the rendering engine accounts for how said reflections become more diffusive based on the materials and distance.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
Current physical-collapse models suggest that this diffusive motion is only very slight.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
Choose ambient light sources muffled by diffusive domes or lampshades.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
The effect of her being on those around her was incalculably diffusive.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2020
The push to involve every corner of the space often has an unintentionally diffusive effect.
—Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
The same basic phenomenon, called double-diffusive convection, creates layers of water in the ocean.
—Joanna Klein, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2017
Of course, Calvin Klein the fashion mega-house is strong as ever with a cult figure, Raf Simons, at the helm and many still-successful diffusive branches—underwear, jeans, home, fragrance.
—Lili Göksenin, GQ, 26 Oct. 2017
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“Diffusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diffusive. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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