diffident
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
diffident
— Adjective
– English
～ showing modest reserve; "she was diffident when offering a comment on the professor's lecture"
diffidently
— Adverb
– English
～ in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'"
difflugia
— Noun
– English
～ a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains
diffraction
— Noun
– English
～ when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
diffuse
— Verb
– English
～ cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
diffuse
— Verb
– English
～ move outward; "The soldiers fanned out"
diffuse
— Verb
– English
～ spread or diffuse through; "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
diffuse
— Adjective
– English
～ spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization"
diffuse
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel"
diffuse
— Adjective
– English
～ (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
diffused
— Adjective
– English
～ (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected
diffused
— Adjective
– English
～ (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"
diffusely
— Adverb
– English
～ in a diffuse manner; "the arteries were diffusely narrowed"
diffuseness
— Noun
– English
～ the spatial property of being spread out over a wide area or through a large volume
diffuser
— Noun
– English
～ baffle that distributes sound waves evenly
diffuser
— Noun
– English
～ optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly
diffusing
— Adjective
– English
～ spreading by diffusion
diffusion
— Noun
– English
～ (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration