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Diffluence

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The quality of flowing away on all sides, as a fluid; fluidity: opposed to consistence. Also diffluency.
  • noun. In zoology, specifically, the peculiar mode of disintegration or dissolution of infusorians; the “molecular effusion” of Dujardin.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A flowing off on all sides; fluidity.
  • Word Usage
    "Meanwhile, the diffluence causes a spreading and flattening of the sarcode and swimming gives place to creeping, while the flagella violently lash."
    Equivalent
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fluidity