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波腹 (はふく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

波は腹ふく

Meanings

1

noun

antinode

rare termphysics

Physics term for the point of maximum amplitude in a standing wave. Rare in everyday language; used in technical contexts.

See also: 腹

定てい常じょう波はでは、波は腹ふくと波節ふしが交こう互ごに現あらわれる。
In a standing wave, antinodes and nodes appear alternately.

Kanji

波waves, billows, Poland
腹abdomen, belly, stomach

Similar words

波は節せつ
波節 (node) is the point of minimum amplitude, the opposite of 波腹 (antinode).
腹はら
腹 (belly) is used in the compound 波腹 to mean 'antinode', but as a standalone word it does not carry this meaning.

Etymology

Compound of 波 (wave) and 腹 (belly), likely a calque from Western physics terminology where the antinode is the 'swelling' part of a standing wave.