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結晶学 (けっしょうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

結けっ晶しょう学がく

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Meanings

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noun

crystallography

The scientific study of crystal structures and their properties. Used in academic and technical contexts.

彼かれは大だい学がくで結けっ晶しょう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in crystallography at university.
結けっ晶しょう学がくの知ち識しきは材ざい料りょう科か学がく

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Knowledge of crystallography is essential for materials science.

Kanji

結tie, bind, contract
晶sparkle, clear, crystal
学study, learning, science

Similar words

結けっ晶しょう
結晶 means 'crystal' or 'crystallization', while 結晶学 is the specific field of study.
鉱こう物ぶつ学がく
鉱物学 is mineralogy, which often overlaps with crystallography but focuses on minerals rather than crystal structures in general.

Etymology

Compound of 結晶 (けっしょう, 'crystal') and 学 (がく, 'study, -ology'). The term is a direct calque of the English 'crystallography'.