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diffusor

diffusor is the alternative form of diffuser.

Meaning of diffuser

Noun

diffuser (plural diffusers)

  1. Any person or thing that diffuses.
  2. A device designed to diffuse a scent efficiently.
    • They are in the under-$20 section, which includes a display of scented candles and diffusers.2009 February 28, Rita Zekas, “DecoRita visits West Elm”, in Toronto Star
    Synonyms:
    aroma lamp
  3. Any device that or spreads out or scatters light, making the light appear softer.
    • Along the sofa every three and a half feet, fluorescent tubes glow through translucent plastic diffusers.2008 January 24, “In a Town Known for Light, a House With Very Little”, in New York Times
  4. A shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties.
  5. A mechanical device that is designed to control the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system.
  6. An aerating device consisting of a membrane with fine pores, through which air is blown to generate small bubbles.

See all 8 meanings of diffuser

Forms of diffusor

pluraldiffusors

Questions about diffusor

What is diffusor the alternative form of?
Diffusor is the alternative form of diffuser.

Words near diffusor in the dictionary

  1. diffusocapillary
  2. diffusometry
  3. diffuson
  4. diffusonic
  5. diffusons
  6. diffusor
  7. diffusors
  8. différance
  9. DiFi
  10. DiFilippo
  11. DiFilippos

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