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放射年代測定 (ほうしゃねんだいそくてい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

放ほう射しゃ年ねん代だい測そく定てい

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Meanings

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radiometric dating

Scientific term for determining the age of materials by measuring radioactive decay.

この化か石せきの年ねん代だいは放ほう射しゃ年ねん代だい測そく定ていで調しらべられた

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The age of this fossil was investigated using radiometric dating.

Kanji

放set free, release, fire
射shoot, shine into, onto
年year, counter for years
代substitute, change, convert
測fathom, plan, scheme
定determine, fix, establish

Related words

放ほう射しゃ性せい炭たん素そ年ねん代だい測そく定てい
Specifically radiocarbon dating, a type of radiometric dating using carbon-14.

Built from

放ほう射しゃ年ねん代だい+測そく定てい

Etymology

Compound of 放射 (radiation) + 年代 (age, era) + 測定 (measurement).