散射

sǎnshè

verb #47,391

Meanings

HSK 5

天空是蓝色的，是因为空气把蓝光散射得更厉害。

Tiānkōng shì lánsè de, shì yīnwei kōngqì bǎ lánguāng sǎnshè de gèng lìhai.

The sky is blue because the air scatters blue light more strongly.

HSK 7-9

光遇到空气中的微粒会发生散射。

Guāng yùdào kōngqì zhōng de wēilì huì fāshēng sǎnshè.

Light scatters when it hits tiny particles in the air.

mistakes

Read 散 (loose, spread out), as in 散光 (astigmatism), not 散 as in 散步. Related optics words: 反射 (reflection) and 折射 (refraction).

散 sàn

射 shè