rediffuse

See also: rediffusé

English

Etymology

From re- +‎ diffuse.

Verb

rediffuse (third-person singular simple present rediffuses, present participle rediffusing, simple past and past participle rediffused)

1. To diffuse again.
   • 1981, Copyright Reporter: Journal of the Copyright Society of Australia:

     To complicate this picture of terrestrial broadcasting which originates broadcasts, and cable systems which rediffuse broadcasts or originate programming, the further distribution of broadcasts and cable signals has been made possible by communications satellites.

   • 2003, Carmel Mothersill, Brian Austin, In Vitro Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, →ISBN, page 60:

     Because of the hydrophilicity of this moiety, these metabolites cannot rediffuse back into the cell and are usually eliminated in the case of mammals through the kidneys.

   • 2004, Gilbert Bellanger, Corrosion Induced by Low-Energy Radionuclides, →ISBN:

     Time-temperature combinations will be sufficient to precipitate chromium-rich carbide at the grain boundaries, but insufficient to rediffuse chromium back into austenite near the carbide.

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: rediffusent, rediffuses

Verb

rediffuse

1. inflection of rediffuser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative