dispersion of light; chromatic dispersion
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
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dispersion (of light); the phenomenon where compound light is decomposed into monochromatic light forming a spectrum
A fundamental concept in optics and physics, commonly demonstrated using a prism to split white light into a rainbow spectrum.
Sān三
léng棱
jìng镜
kě可
yǐ以
shǐ使
bái白
guāng光
fā发
shēng生
sè色
sàn散
，
xíng形
chéng成
qī七
sè色
guāng光
pǔ谱
。
A triangular prism can cause white light to disperse, forming a seven-color spectrum.
Cǎi彩
hóng虹
shì是
yáng阳
guāng光
zài在
shuǐ水
dī滴
zhōng中
fā发
shēng生
sè色
sàn散
de的
jié结
guǒ果
。
A rainbow is the result of sunlight dispersing within water droplets.
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Guāng光
de的
sè色
sàn散
xiàn现
xiàng象
zhèng证
míng明
le了
bái白
guāng光
shì是
yóu由
bù不
tóng同
bō波
cháng长
de的
sè色
guāng光
zǔ组
chéng成
de的
。
The phenomenon of light dispersion proves that white light is composed of colored lights with different wavelengths.