短たん周しゅう期き

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

short cycle; short period

Technical term used in fields such as astronomy, physics, engineering, and economics to describe a cycle or period of short duration. Often used attributively with の.

• この星ほしは短たん周しゅう期きの変へん光こうを示しめす。

  This star exhibits short-period variability.

• 短たん周しゅう期き彗すい星せいは数すう年ねんごとに太たい陽ように接せっ近きんする。

  Short-period comets approach the sun every few years.