digressiveness

noun

Definition of digressivenessnext
as in circularity

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  1. diffusion
  2. verbosity
  3. wordage
Noun
  • One electrochemical process uses gas diffusion electrodes (GDEs) with a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide gas into ethylene, which can be used as a fuel or as a chemical precursor for plastics and other materials.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024
  • One oil plug is included with the diffuser, so all that's required of you is to plug it in and enjoy instant diffusions in your home.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of diffusion
Noun
  • When that’s chucked in a blender with his own penchant for spiky-savvy verbosity, the results fizz and pop.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
  • But many French are deeply sick of hearing his volcanic verbosity.
    Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Definition of verbosity
Noun
  • On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.
    Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
Definition of wordage
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