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セシウム原子時計 (seshiumugenshidokei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

セシウム原げん子し時ど計けい

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Meanings

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cesium atomic clock

A highly precise timekeeping device that uses the vibrations of cesium atoms. Technical term.

セシウム原げん子し時計どけいは、国こく際さい的てきな時じ刻こくの基き準じゅんとして使つかわ

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Cesium atomic clocks are used as the international standard for time.

Kanji

原meadow, original, primitive
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
時time, hour
計plot, plan, scheme

Related words

原げん子し時計どけい
原子時計 is the general term for any atomic clock, while セシウム原子時計 specifies the type that uses cesium.

Built from

セシウム+原げん子し時計どけい

Etymology

Compound of セシウム (cesium) + 原子 (atom) + 時計 (clock). A direct calque of the English 'cesium atomic clock'.