发散 (fā sàn) — (physics, optics) to diverge (of rays, light); (Traditional Chinese Medicine) to disperse internal heat or pathogens (e.g., through sweating); to disperse, to dissipate (gases, clouds, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'to send out and scatter': light rays diverging, smoke or gas dissipating, or (in TCM) releasing trapped heat/cold from the body.
verb
(physics, optics) to diverge (of rays, light)(Traditional Chinese Medicine) to disperse internal heat or pathogens (e.g., through sweating)to disperseto dissipate (gases, clouds, etc.)
Examples
- 发散。Yān wù zài kōng qì zhōng màn màn fā sàn.The smoke slowly disperses in the air.
- 发散。Tū tòu jìng néng shǐ guāng xiàn fā sàn kāi.A convex lens can make light rays diverge.
- 发散。Zhè ge yào fāng yòng lái fā sàn fēng hán.This prescription is used to disperse wind-cold (in TCM).
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