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dif•fu•siv•i•ty
(dif′yŏŏ siv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. [Physics.]
- Physicsthe property of a substance indicative of the rate at which a thermal disturbance, as a rise in temperature, will be transmitted through the substance.
- diffusive + -ity 1875–80