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adj. - (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected adj. - (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material.

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  • diffused light
  • The public discontent was soon diffused from the centre to the frontiers of the empire.
  • But just caught the newly-refurbished Midland Hotel bathed in diffused late afternoon light.
  • Their empire, by the progress of colonies and conquest, had been diffused from the Adriatic to the
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