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'''Diffuser''' can refer to any device that [[wiktionary:diffuse|diffuses]] in some manner such as:
* In aerodynamics
** [[Diffuser (automotive)]], a shaped section of a car's underbody which improves the car's aerodynamic properties
** divergent part of the [[flute]]
** divergent part of the [[aspirator]]
** [[Jet_engine#Air_intakes]], especially when operated at clearly supersonic speeds
** the channel between the vanes of a [[turbine]]
** the channel between the vanes of a the stator of the [[centrifugal compressor]]
*[[Diffuser (breathing set part)]], a device fitted over an underwater breathing set's blow hole to break up the resulting bubbles
*[[Diffuser (optics)]], a device that diffuses or spreads out or scatters light in some manner
*[[Diffusion filter]], a diffuser used in photography
*[[Diffuser (sewage)]], an aerating device for sewage and industrial waste water treatment plants; a membrane with fine pores, eg. '''[ecotube diffuser]'''<ref>Insert footnote text here</ref>, through which fine bubbles are generated by the supply of air through blowers
*[[Diffuser (thermodynamics)]], a device that controls the characteristics of a fluid at the entrance to a thermodynamic open system
*[[Diffuser (cryptography)]], a method to protect against [[ciphertext]] manipulation attacks
*[[Diffuser (heat)]], a cooking item that can be placed above a stove heating element or burner to separate the cooking utensil from the heat source
*[[Diffuser (loudspeaker enclosure)]], a device utilised in a tweeter enclosure to aid dissipation of internal standing waves
'''Diffuser''' can also refer to:
*[[Diffuser (band)]], a punk rock band from the Long Island area
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