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Simple Dictionary Definition

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    fa3
fa
 hou / ho
    ほう

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Dharma / The Law
law; method; way; to emulate; (Buddhism) dharma; (abbr. for 法家[Fa3 jia1]) the Legalists; (physics) farad (abbr. for 法拉[fa3 la1])
(n,n-suf) (1) law; act; principle; (n,n-suf) (2) method; (n,n-suf) (3) {gramm} mood; (n,n-suf) (4) {Buddh} dharma; law; (female given name) Minori
Dharma, 達磨; 曇無 (or 曇摩); 達摩 (or 達謨) Law, truth, religion, thing, anything Buddhist. Dharma is 'that which is held fast or kept, ordinance, statute, law, usage, practice, custom'; 'duty'; 'right'; 'proper'; 'morality'; 'character'. M. W. It is used in the sense of 一切 all things, or anything small or great, visible or invisible, real or unreal, affairs, truth, principle, method, concrete things, abstract ideas, etc. Dharma is described as that which has entity and bears its own attributes. It connotes Buddhism as the perfect religion; it also has the second place in the triratna 佛法僧, and in the sense of 法身 dharmakāya it approaches the Western idea of 'spiritual'. It is also one of the six media of sensation, i. e. the thing or object in relation to mind, v. 六塵.

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    li3
li
 ri
    り

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Science
texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up
(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru
siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify.

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néng
    neng2
neng
 nou / no
    のう

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Neng
can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
(1) talent; gift; function; (2) noh (theatre); (surname) Nozaki
śak. Able to, can; capability, power.

変態

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 hentai
    へんたい

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Hentai
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) transformation; (n,vs,adj-no) (2) abnormality; (n,vs,adj-no) (3) (abbreviation) (See 変態性欲) sexual perversion; pervert; (n,vs,adj-no) (4) {biol} metamorphosis; (n,vs,adj-no) (5) {chem;physics} transformation; transition; modification

安定

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ān dìng
    an1 ding4
an ting
 antei / ante
    あんてい
stable; calm; settled; to stabilize; Valium; diazepam
(n,vs,vi) (1) stability; steadiness; consistency; equilibrium; balance; composure; (adj-na,n,vs,vi) (2) {physics;chem} stable; (surname, given name) Yasusada
stability

クレイ

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 gurei / gure
    グレイ

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Clay
{physics} gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation); (surname) Gray; Grey; (female given name) Gurei

ですら

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 tesura
    テスラ
{physics} tesla; (s,c) Tesla

シュール

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 juuru / juru
    ジュール

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Scheur
{physics} joule; (personal name) Joule; Juhl; Jules

タキオン

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 takion
    タキオン

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Takyon
{physics} tachyon (hypothetical elementary particle)

ヘンリー

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 henrii / henri
    ヘンリー

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Henry
{physics} henry (unit of inductance); (personal name) Penry

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 sou / so
    そう
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)
(1) aspect; appearance; look; (2) physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); (3) {gramm} aspect; (4) {physics;chem} phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous); (given name) Tasuku
lakṣana 攞乞尖拏. Also, nimitta. A 'distinctive mark, sign', 'indication, characteristic', 'designation'. M. W. External appearance; the appearance of things; form; a phenomenon 有爲法 in the sense of appearance; mutual; to regard. The four forms taken by every phenomenon are 生住異滅 rise, stay, change, cease, i. e. birth, life, old age, death. The Huayan school has a sixfold division of form, namely, whole and parts, together and separate, integrate and disintegrate. A Buddha or Cakravartī is recognized by his thirty-two lakṣana , i. e. his thirty-two characteristic physiological marks.

偏極


偏极

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piān jí
    pian1 ji2
p`ien chi
    pien chi
 henkyoku
    へんきょく
(physics) polarization
(n,vs,vi) {physics} polarization

光子

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guāng zǐ
    guang1 zi3
kuang tzu
 koushi / koshi
    こうし
photon (particle physics)
{physics} photon; (female given name) Mitsuko

共鳴


共鸣

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gòng míng
    gong4 ming2
kung ming
 kyoumei / kyome
    きょうめい
(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
(n,vs,vi) (1) {physics;chem} resonance; (n,vs,vi) (2) sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)

慣性


惯性

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guàn xìng
    guan4 xing4
kuan hsing
 kansei / kanse
    かんせい
(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual
{physics} inertia

時空


时空

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shí kōng
    shi2 kong1
shih k`ung
    shih kung
 jikuu / jiku
    じくう
time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time
{physics} space-time; spacetime

物理

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wù lǐ
    wu4 li3
wu li
 butsuri
    ぶつり
physics
(1) laws of nature; physical laws; (2) (abbreviation) (See 物理学) physics; (place-name) Modoroi
principles of things

質量


质量

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zhì liàng
    zhi4 liang4
chih liang
 shitsuryou / shitsuryo
    しつりょう
quality; (physics) mass
{physics} mass

電子


电子

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diàn zǐ
    dian4 zi3
tien tzu
 denshi
    でんし
electronic; electron (particle physics)
(1) {physics} electron; (can act as adjective) (2) electronic; (female given name) Denko

反粒子

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fǎn lì zǐ
    fan3 li4 zi3
fan li tzu
 hanryuushi / hanryushi
    はんりゅうし
antiparticle (physics)
{physics} antiparticle

弦理論


弦理论

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xián lǐ lùn
    xian2 li3 lun4
hsien li lun
 genriron
    げんりろん
string theory (physics)
{physics} string theory

量子論


量子论

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liàng zǐ lùn
    liang4 zi3 lun4
liang tzu lun
 ryoushiron / ryoshiron
    りょうしろん
quantum theory (physics)
{physics} quantum theory

電磁力


电磁力

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diàn cí lì
    dian4 ci2 li4
tien tz`u li
    tien tzu li
 denjiryoku
    でんじりょく
electromagnetic force (physics)
{physics} electromagnetic force

電磁相互作用


电磁相互作用

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diàn cí xiāng hù zuò yòng
    dian4 ci2 xiang1 hu4 zuo4 yong4
tien tz`u hsiang hu tso yung
    tien tzu hsiang hu tso yung
 denjisougosayou / denjisogosayo
    でんじそうごさよう
electromagnetic interaction (between particles); electromagnetic force (physics)
{physics} electromagnetic interaction

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wèi
    wei4
wei
 kurai
    くらい
position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential
(1) (orig. from 座居, meaning "seat") throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat; (2) (See 位階) government position; court rank; (3) social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung; (4) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank; (5) (See 桁・2) position of a figure (e.g. tens, thousands); digit; (decimal) place; (personal name) Tadashi
Position, seat, throne.

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 zou / zo
    ぞう
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
(n,n-suf) (1) image; figure; statue; picture; portrait; (n,n-suf) (2) figure; form; shape; appearance; (n,n-suf) (3) {physics;math} image; (surname) Zou
pratirūpa; pratirūpaka. Like, similar, resemblance; semblance; image; portrait; form, formal.

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gōng
    gong1
kung
 kou / ko
    こう
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
(1) merit; success; meritorious deed; (2) achievement; accumulated experience; (male given name) Tsutomu
Merit, meritorious; achievement, hence 功力 achieving strength, earnest effort after the good).


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chǎng
    chang3
ch`ang
    chang
 ba
    ば
large place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play); classifier for sporting or recreational activities; classifier for number of exams
(1) place; spot; space; (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm; (3) (See その場・1) occasion; situation; (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.); (5) {stockm} session; (6) {cards} field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game); (7) {mahj} (See 東場,南場) round (east, south, etc.); (8) {physics} field; (9) {psych} field (in Gestalt psychology); (surname) Bazaki
Area, arena, field, especially the bodhi-plot, or place of enlightenment, etc.; cf. 道場; 菩提場.

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ho
 kaku
    かく
pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify
(1) stone (of a fruit); pit; pip; (2) core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 核兵器) nuclear weapons; (4) {physics} (See 原子核) nucleus (of an atom); (5) {biol} (See 細胞核) nucleus (of a cell); (6) {met} (See 凝結核) condensation nucleus; (7) {astron} (planetary) core; (8) {chem} ring (in a cyclic compound); (9) {math} kernel; core; (10) nucleus (of a cultured pearl); (surname) Sane
kernel


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    ji2
chi
 kyoku
    きょく
extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top
(1) pole; (2) climax; extreme; extremity; culmination; height; zenith; nadir; (female given name) Kiwamu
Highest point, apex; utmost, ultimate, extreme, the limit, finality; reaching to.

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    du4
tu
 hara
    はら
belly
(1) abdomen; belly; stomach; (2) womb; (3) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; (4) courage; nerve; willpower; (5) generosity; magnanimity; (6) feelings; emotions; (7) wide middle part; bulging part; (8) inside; interior; inner part; (9) (physics) anti-node; (suf,ctr) (10) counter for hard roe; (11) counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)

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    fu4
fu
 fuku
    はら
abdomen; stomach; belly
(1) abdomen; belly; stomach; (2) womb; (3) one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive; (4) courage; nerve; willpower; (5) generosity; magnanimity; (6) feelings; emotions; (7) wide middle part; bulging part; (8) inside; interior; inner part; (9) (physics) anti-node; (suf,ctr) (10) counter for hard roe; (11) counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
The belly.


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    pu3
p`u
    pu
 fu
    ふ
chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music
(1) (sheet) music; (musical) note; (musical) score; (2) genealogy; family tree; (3) (abbreviation) (See 棋譜) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.

CP

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c p
    c p
c p
 shii pii; shiipii(sk) / shi pi; shipi(sk)
    シー・ピー; シーピー(sk)
an imagined romantic relationship between two characters in fiction (or in real life) that one wishes for or fantasizes about (abbr. of "coupling")
(1) (See コマーシャルペーパー) commercial paper; CP; (2) (See 共産党) communist party; CP; (3) (See 脳性麻痺) cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; CP; (4) (See カウンターパーチェス) counterpurchase; (5) (See クリーナープロダクション) cleaner production; (6) (See コンプライアンスプログラム) compliance program; (7) {physics} charge parity; C parity; CP; (8) (See カップリング・2) shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)

EV

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 ii bui; iibui(sk) / i bui; ibui(sk)
    イー・ブイ; イーブイ(sk)
{physics} (See 電子ボルト) electron volt; eV

F値

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 efuchi
    エフち
{photo;physics} f-number; focal ratio; f-stop

UV

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 yuu bui; yuubui(sk) / yu bui; yubui(sk)
    ユー・ブイ; ユーブイ(sk)
{physics} (See 紫外線) ultraviolet; UV; ultraviolet rays

しあ

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 shia
    シア
{physics} shear (e.g. wind shear); (personal name) Zia

にと

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 nito
    ニト
{physics} nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter); (female given name) Nito

モー

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 moo
    モー
{physics} (See ジーメンス) mho (unit of conductance); (place-name) Meaux (France); Maw

乳光

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rǔ guāng
    ru3 guang1
ju kuang
(mineralogy, physics) opalescence

交番

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 kouban / koban
    こうばん
(1) police box; koban; small neighborhood police station; (2) alternation; (can act as adjective) (3) {physics} alternating (current, stress, etc.)

介子

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jiè zǐ
    jie4 zi3
chieh tzu
 katako
    かたこ
meson; mesotron (physics)
(female given name) Katako

仕事

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 shigoto
    しごと
(n,vs,vi) (1) work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment; (2) {physics} work

伝導

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 dendou / dendo
    でんどう
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) {physics} conduction (of heat or electricity); transmission (of light or sound); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {physiol} conduction (of a nerve impulse)

位相

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 isou / iso
    いそう
(1) {physics} phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); (2) {math} topology; (3) {ling} register

供體


供体

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gōng tǐ
    gong1 ti3
kung t`i
    kung ti
donor (chemistry, physics, medicine)

俘獲


俘获

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fú huò
    fu2 huo4
fu huo
to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)

偏光

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piān guāng
    pian1 guang1
p`ien kuang
    pien kuang
 henkou / henko
    へんこう
polarized light
{physics} polarized light; polarised light; polarization (of light); polarisation

偏轉


偏转

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piān zhuǎn
    pian1 zhuan3
p`ien chuan
    pien chuan
deflection (physics); deviation (away from a straight line)

光圧

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 kouatsu / koatsu
    こうあつ
{physics} light pressure; photon pressure; radiation pressure

光束

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guāng shù
    guang1 shu4
kuang shu
 kousoku / kosoku
    こうそく
light beam
(1) {physics} luminous flux; (2) pencil (of light); beam

光軸

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 koujiku / kojiku
    こうじく
(1) {physics} optical axis (of a lens, spherical mirror, etc.); (2) {physics} (See 光学軸) optic axis (of a crystal)

光錐


光锥

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guāng zhuī
    guang1 zhui1
kuang chui
(physics) light cone

內熵


内熵

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nèi shāng
    nei4 shang1
nei shang
internal entropy (physics)

兩相


两相

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liǎng xiàng
    liang3 xiang4
liang hsiang
two-phase (physics)

共形

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gòng xíng
    gong4 xing2
kung hsing
 kyoukei / kyoke
    きょうけい
conformal
(can act as adjective) {math;physics} conformal

共振

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gòng zhèn
    gong4 zhen4
kung chen
 kyoushin / kyoshin
    きょうしん
resonance (physics)
(n,vs,vi) resonance; sympathetic vibration

共軛


共轭

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gòng è
    gong4 e4
kung o
 kyouyaku / kyoyaku
    きょうやく
    kyoueki / kyoeki
    きょうえき
(math., physics, chemistry) to be conjugate
(ik) (noun - becomes adjective with の) (mathematics term) conjugation

凝縮


凝缩

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níng suō
    ning2 suo1
ning so
 gyoushuku / gyoshuku
    ぎょうしゅく
to condense; to concentrate; compression; concentration
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {physics} condensation (of a vapour or gas)

凝聚

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níng jù
    ning2 ju4
ning chü
 gyoushuu / gyoshu
    ぎょうしゅう
to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) agglomeration; clumping together; (2) (physics) cohesion (of ions, etc.); (3) (chem) flocculation (of colloidal particles); (4) (biol) agglutination

凝集

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níng jí
    ning2 ji2
ning chi
 gyoushuu / gyoshu
    ぎょうしゅう
to concentrate; to gather; (biology) to agglutinate
(n,vs,adj-no) (1) agglomeration; clumping together; (2) (physics) cohesion (of ions, etc.); (3) (chem) flocculation (of colloidal particles); (4) (biol) agglutination

分力

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fēn lì
    fen1 li4
fen li
 bunryoku
    ぶんりょく
component force (physics)
component of force

分散

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fēn sàn
    fen1 san4
fen san
 bunsan
    ぶんさん
to scatter; to disperse; to distribute
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) dispersion; breakup; scattering; decentralization; decentralisation; distribution; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) {stat} variance; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {chem;physics} dispersion
visarj. To dismiss, scatter, separate, as an assembly.

分極

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 bunkyoku
    ぶんきょく
(n,vs,vi) (1) {physics;chem} (electric) polarization; polarisation; (n,vs,vi) (2) {physics} (See 磁気分極,磁化) (magnetic) polarization; magnetization

切變


切变

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qiē biàn
    qie1 bian4
ch`ieh pien
    chieh pien
shear (physics)

初速

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 shosoku
    しょそく
{physics} initial velocity

力場


力场

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lì chǎng
    li4 chang3
li ch`ang
    li chang
 rikiba; ryokuba
    りきば; りょくば
force field (physics)
force field

力積

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 rikiseki
    りきせき
{physics} impulse

動圧

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 douatsu / doatsu
    どうあつ
{physics} (See 静圧) dynamic pressure

勢阱


势阱

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shì jǐng
    shi4 jing3
shih ching
potential well (physics)

勾配

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 koubai / kobai
    こうばい
(1) slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch; (2) {math} (See 傾き・3) slope (of a linear function); (3) {math;physics} gradient (vector calculus)

升華


升华

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shēng huá
    sheng1 hua2
sheng hua
to sublimate; sublimation (physics); to raise to a higher level; to refine; promotion

半波

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 hanpa
    はんぱ
(can act as adjective) {physics} (See 半波長) half-wave; (surname) Hanba

反射

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fǎn shè
    fan3 she4
fan she
 hansha
    はんしゃ
to reflect; reflection (from a mirror etc); reflex (i.e. automatic reaction of organism)
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) {physics} reflection; reverberation; (2) {physiol} reflex; reflexes

反相

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fǎn xiàng
    fan3 xiang4
fan hsiang
(a person's) rebellious appearance; signs of an impending rebellion; (physics) reversed phase

収差

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 shuusa / shusa
    しゅうさ
{physics} (optical) aberration

収着

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 shuuchaku / shuchaku
    しゅうちゃく
{physics;chem} sorption

合力

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hé lì
    he2 li4
ho li
 gouryoku(p); gouriki; kouryoku / goryoku(p); goriki; koryoku
    ごうりょく(P); ごうりき; こうりょく
to join forces; concerted effort; (physics) resultant force
(noun/participle) (1) (ごうりょく only) resultant force; (noun/participle) (2) assistance; help; (noun/participle) (3) donation; alms; almsgiving; (place-name, surname) Gouriki

向日

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 koujitsu / kojitsu
    こうじつ
{physics} anthelion (optical phenomenon); (place-name) Mukō

吸力

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xī lì
    xi1 li4
hsi li
(physics) attraction (gravitational, magnetic, electrostatic etc); suction; (fig.) attraction (power to attract interest or liking)

周波

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zhōu bō
    zhou1 bo1
chou po
 shuuha / shuha
    しゅうは
cycle (physics)
cycle; wave; frequency

唸り

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 unari
    うなり
(1) groan; moan; (2) roar; howl; growl; bellow; (3) hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind); sough; (4) {music;physics} beat tone; beats

單擺


单摆

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dān bǎi
    dan1 bai3
tan pai
simple pendulum (physics)

單極


单极

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dān jí
    dan1 ji2
tan chi
unipolar; monopole (physics)

回折

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huí zhé
    hui2 zhe2
hui che
 kaisetsu
    かいせつ
diffraction (physics)
(n,vs,vi) diffraction

固態


固态

see styles
gù tài
    gu4 tai4
ku t`ai
    ku tai
solid state (physics)

圧力

see styles
 atsuryoku
    あつりょく
(1) {physics} pressure; stress; (2) pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting

場論


场论

see styles
chǎng lùn
    chang3 lun4
ch`ang lun
    chang lun
field theory (physics)

壊変

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 kaihen
    かいへん
(noun/participle) {physics} (See 崩壊・2) (radioactive) decay; disintegration

壓強


压强

see styles
yā qiáng
    ya1 qiang2
ya ch`iang
    ya chiang
pressure (physics)

壓迫


压迫

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yā pò
    ya1 po4
ya p`o
    ya po
to oppress; to repress; to constrict; oppression; stress (physics)

壓電


压电

see styles
yā diàn
    ya1 dian4
ya tien
piezoelectricity (physics)

多体

see styles
 tatai
    たたい
(adj-no,n) {physics} many-body

夸克

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kuā kè
    kua1 ke4
k`ua k`o
    kua ko
quark (particle physics) (loanword)

媒質


媒质

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méi zhì
    mei2 zhi4
mei chih
 baishitsu
    ばいしつ
medium
{physics} medium (for carrying energy waves); transmission medium

嬗變


嬗变

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shàn biàn
    shan4 bian4
shan pien
(literary) to evolve; to change; (physics) transmutation

守恆


守恒

see styles
shǒu héng
    shou3 heng2
shou heng
conservation (e.g. of energy, momentum or heat in physics); to remain constant (of a number)

実像

see styles
 jitsuzou / jitsuzo
    じつぞう
(1) {physics} (See 虚像・きょぞう・1) real image; (2) (See 虚像・きょぞう・2) real form; real-life image; true picture; actual conditions; actual circumstances

容量

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róng liàng
    rong2 liang4
jung liang
 youryou / yoryo
    ようりょう
capacity; volume; quantitative (science)
(1) capacity; volume; (2) (abbreviation) {physics} (See 静電容量) capacitance

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