diffusivity

diffusivity

English

Etymology

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English diffusive
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Latin -itāsder.
Old French -itebor.
Middle English -ite
English -ity
English diffusivity

    From diffusive + -ity.

    Noun

    diffusivity (plural diffusivities)

    1. A tendency to diffuse
    2. (physics) a coefficient of diffusion; especially the amount of heat that passes through a given area in unit time

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