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范德瓦耳斯

Fàn dé Wǎ ěr sīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
van der Waals / Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

范德瓦耳斯 范德瓦耳斯 [Fan4 de2 Wa3 er3 si1] /van der Waals/Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923), Dutch physicist/

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Character information

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  • 范
    fàn

    pattern / model / example

    Fàn

    surname Fan

  • 德
    dé

    virtue / goodness / morality / ethics / kindness / favor / character / kind

    Dé

    Germany / German / abbr. for 德國|德国[Dé guó]

  • 瓦
    wǎ

    roof tile / abbr. for 瓦特[wǎ tè]

  • 耳
    ěr

    ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)

  • 斯
    sī

    (phonetic) / this

    Sī

    Slovakia / Slovak / abbr. for 斯洛伐克[Sī luò fá kè]

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