dispersive
adjective uk/dɪˈspɜː.sɪv/ us/dɪˈspɝː.sɪv/
分散的
involving or causing dispersion (= the spreading of something across a large area)
There was an international agreement to ban the dispersive use of ozone-depleting chemicals.
a dispersive effect 分散效应
physics specialized色散的
involving or causing dispersion of light (= its separation into different colours)
Dispersive instruments use prisms to separate radiation of different frequencies. 色散仪使用棱镜来分离不同频率的辐射。
Opposite: non-dispersive
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- They use dispersive winged aphids to ensure that populations mostly remain at low densities.
- The production of CFC gases for dispersive use began to be phased out during the 1990s.
- They used energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis.
- Metamaterials are dispersive, meaning the angle of refraction depends very sensitively on the frequency of light.