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| Processed by: | goldyn_chyld (2023-08-24 18:24:58 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 74206 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> Various dictionaries include an entry for 分光 (GR, HDC, K, NA), but none of them says it means "diffraction". The Wikipedia article on diffraction says the term is 繞射 or 衍射. 繞射（英語：Diffraction），又稱衍射，是指波遇到障礙物時偏離原來直線傳播的物理現象。 * * * I believe ChatGPT's answer below is correct. Q. Does 分光 mean "diffraction of light"? A. No, "分光" (fēn guāng) does not directly translate to "diffraction of light." It actually means "spectroscopy" or "spectrophotometry" in Chinese. "分光" (fēn guāng) consists of two characters: "分" (fēn) meaning "to separate" or "to divide," and "光" (guāng) meaning "light." So, together, "分光" refers to the practice of separating and analyzing light into its component wavelengths, which is what spectroscopy does. Diffraction of light is a separate phenomenon related to the bending of light waves around obstacles or through narrow openings. |
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# 分光光度法 分光光度法 [fen1 guang1 guang1 du4 fa3] /spectrophotometry/ + 分光計 分光计 [fen1 guang1 ji4] /spectrometer/ # - 分光 分光 [fen1 guang1] /diffraction (of light)/ + 分光 分光 [fen1 guang1] /(prefix) spectro-/ |