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たわみ計 (たわみけい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

たわみ計けい

Meanings

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noun

deflectometer

Technical term for an instrument that measures deflection or bending, used in engineering and materials testing.

橋きょう梁りょうのたわみを調しらべるために、たわみ計けいを設せっ置ちした。
We installed a deflectometer to measure the deflection of the bridge.

Written forms

たわみ計けい
Standard kanji spelling using たわみ (deflection) and 計 (meter).
撓たわみ計けい
Alternate spelling using the less common kanji 撓 for たわみ.

Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
撓bend, train, lithe

Etymology

Compound of たわみ (deflection, bending) and 計 (meter, gauge). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward technical coinage.