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diffuser (s) (noun), diffusers (pl)
1. A piece of translucent or reflective material fixed to a light source; such as, a lamp in order to soften or to spread the light over a wide area.
2. A cloth screen, piece of frosted glass, or other material that is used to soften the brightness of the lighting in photography or cinematography.
3. A device; for example, a cone or wedge, fixed inside a loudspeaker to diffuse sound waves.
4. A flow passage in a wind tunnel that decelerates a stream of gas or liquid from a high to a low velocity.
This entry is located in the following units: dis-, di-, dif- (page 2) fus-, fun-, fund-, fut-, found- (page 3)