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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

散射

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sǎnshè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scattering/ˈskæt.ər.ɪŋ/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"大气对太阳光的散射形成了蓝色的天空。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of dispersing or spreading something widely, or the deflection of a wave or particle.

    "The scattering of light through the atmosphere creates a blue sky."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term originates from Middle English 'scateren', possibly from Old Norse or Old English origins relating to driving things apart. Over time, it evolved from physical dispersal of objects to abstract scientific and meteorological phenomena, such as the scattering of light or particles.

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