detached system râžmân-e jodâ Fr.: système détaché A binary system whose components are not in contact and in which no significant mass exchange is occurring. Etymology (EN): P.p. of detach, from O.Fr. destachier (Fr. détacher), from des- “apart,” + -tachier (as in atachier “to attach”); → system. Etymology (PE): Râžmân→ system; jodâ “separate, distinct,” Mid.Pers. jutâk (yutâk), jut (yut). |