difusión

diffusion

noun dee-foo-SYOHN Less Common

Origin: From Latin diffusio, from diffundere (to spread out).

Also means

broadcasting, dissemination

Usage Note

Difusión covers both the physical spreading of particles or heat and the dissemination of information, ideas, or media. In media contexts, de difusión modifies nouns like medio or cadena to mean broadcast or mass-circulation. The verb form is difundir.

Examples

"La difusión de noticias es instantánea hoy en día."

Natural Translation

The diffusion of news is instantaneous nowadays.

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