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入射 (にゅうしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

入にゅう射しゃ

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Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

physics

Physics term referring to the arrival of light, radiation, or particles at a surface. Used in technical contexts.

光ひかりの入にゅう射しゃ角かくを測そく定ていする。
Measure the angle of incidence of the light.
レーザー光こうが試

し

料りょう

に

入にゅう

射しゃ

する

。

The laser beam is incident on the sample.

Kanji

入enter, insert
射shoot, shine into, onto

Similar words

反はん射しゃ
反射 means 'reflection', the bouncing back of light or waves from a surface, while 入射 refers to the incoming or incident direction.
屈くっ折せつ
屈折 means 'refraction', the bending of light as it passes through a medium, whereas 入射 describes the initial arrival at a boundary.

Etymology

Compound of 入 (にゅう, 'enter') and 射 (しゃ, 'shoot'), literally 'entering shot'. A Sino-Japanese term used in physics to describe incident rays or particles.