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How Far Can Legolas See?
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大菲鴨阿 posted on 2015/01/17Ever wondered if Legolas could *really* see that far? This video dives into the physics of light and optical resolution, explaining concepts like diffraction and the Airy disk using a fun Lord of the Rings example! You'll boost your understanding of advanced science vocabulary and complex sentence structures while mythbusting some movie magic.
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spread
US /sprɛd/
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UK /spred/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- The distance between two things
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To place over a large area; to cover a large area
- (Of ideas, gossip) to pass to and affect others
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More count
US /kaʊnt/
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UK /kaʊnt/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To add things together to find the total number
- To matter or be important
- Countable Noun
- Number of things added together, e.g. votes
- With the number of crimes, knockouts, as stated
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More extreme
US /ɪkˈstrim/
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UK /ɪk'stri:m/
- Adjective
- Very great in degree
- Farthest from a center
- Noun
- Effort that is thought more than is necessary
- The furthest point or limit of something.
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More light
US /laɪt/
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UK /laɪt/
- Transitive Verb
- To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
- To provide a way to see ahead
- Adjective
- Being bright making it easy to see; not dark
- Being pale and lacking darkness of color
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