🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

反射盘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fǎnshè pán

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Reflective Dish/rɪˈflɛk.tɪv dɪʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"反射盘用于集中太阳能。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A dish designed to reflect light or heat, often used in solar energy applications.

    "The solar cooker utilized a reflective dish to concentrate sunlight for cooking."
  2. 2

    A type of dish used in radio telescopes to collect and focus radio waves.

    "The observatory's reflective dish was crucial for capturing distant cosmic signals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'reflective' originates from the Latin 'reflectere', meaning 'to bend back', while 'dish' comes from the Old French 'diss', which referred to a plate or shallow container. The combination reflects the function of a dish designed to reflect light or heat.

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