Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun diffuser

2 senses of diffuser

Sense 1
diffuser, diffusor -- (baffle that distributes sound waves evenly)
       => baffle, baffle board -- (a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy)

Sense 2
diffuser, diffusor -- (optical device that distributes the light of a lamp evenly)
       => optical device -- (a device for producing or controlling light)

Antonyms of adj diffuse

3 senses of diffuse

Sense 1
diffuse -- (spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization")

INDIRECT (VIA distributed) -> concentrated -- (gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore")

Sense 2
soft (vs. hard), diffuse, diffused -- ((of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected)


Sense 3
diffuse -- (lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel")

INDIRECT (VIA prolix) -> concise -- (expressing much in few words; "a concise explanation")

Similarity of adj diffuse

3 senses of diffuse

Sense 1
diffuse -- (spread out; not concentrated in one place; "a large diffuse organization")
       => distributed (vs. concentrated) -- (spread out or scattered about or divided up)

Sense 2
soft (vs. hard), diffuse, diffused -- ((of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected)

Sense 3
diffuse -- (lacking conciseness; "a diffuse historical novel")
       => prolix (vs. concise) -- (tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know")