diffusive
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In conventional materials, heat spread outward in circular patterns, which is consistent with normal diffusive heat conduction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
By extending the breakdown of Raman selection rules beyond traditional superionic systems, the study provides a broader framework for interpreting diffusive Raman scattering across many classes of materials.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
It was more of a diffusive process where the leadership faltered.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2021
Aciman, a famous Proustian, is clearly interested in the diffusive action of time and the heartaches of temps perdu.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2019
So late even as this Reign, the whole Kingdom of Ireland was a desolate diffusive Scene of total Decay! covered with all the ghastly Symptoms of the Consumption of Centuries!
From An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland by Henry Brooke
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