Term: diffusion: (physics) the process in which there is movement of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to an area of lower concentration
Candidate hypernym: natural process: a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) → 1
Candidate hypernym: tea ball: a kitchen utensil consisting of a perforated metal ball for making tea → 0
Candidate hypernym: academic costume: a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college → 0
Candidate hypernym: ruse: a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) → 0
Candidate hypernym: driveshaft: a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application → 0
Candidate hypernym: purple milk vetch: perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: creek confederacy: a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma → 0
Candidate hypernym: conventionality: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional → 0
Candidate hypernym: brush discharge: discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles → 0
Candidate hypernym: cohune palm: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory → 0
Candidate hypernym: luck: an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome → 0