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ＧｅＶ (ジェブ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＧｅＶ

also: ゲブ

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Meanings

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noun

giga electron volt

Unit of energy used in particle physics, equal to one billion electron volts.

この粒りゅう子しのエネルギーは１０ＧｅＶに達たっした。
The particle's energy reached 10 GeV.
素そ粒りゅう子しの質しつ量りょうはＧｅＶ単位じぇぶたんで表いであらわされることが多おおい。
The masses of elementary particles are often expressed in GeV.

Written forms

ＧｅＶ
- ジェブ
  Standard symbol for giga electron volt; the reading ジェブ is the most common Japanese pronunciation.
- ゲブ
ジェブUsage100%
Katakana spelling, used when the symbol is not available or for clarity.
GeV
Half-width variant of the symbol, also used in Japanese texts.
ゲブ
Alternate reading; less common than ジェブ.

Similar words

ｅＶ
eV is the base unit; GeV is 10^9 eV.
ＭｅＶ
MeV is one million electron volts, used for nuclear physics energies.
ＴｅＶ
TeV is one trillion electron volts, used for the highest-energy particle collisions.

Etymology

From English 'giga electron volt', abbreviated GeV. The reading ジェブ reflects the English pronunciation of 'G', while ゲブ is a less common variant.