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レイリー散乱 (レイリーさんらん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

レイリー散さん乱らん

also: レーリーさんらん

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Meanings

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Rayleigh scattering

A physics term for the elastic scattering of light by particles much smaller than the wavelength, explaining phenomena like the blue sky.

空そらが青あおいのはレイリー散さん乱らんの

ため

です

。

The sky is blue because of Rayleigh scattering.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend
乱riot, war, disorder

Written forms

レイリー散さん乱らん
Standard spelling using the katakana form of Rayleigh.
レーリー散さん乱らん
Variant spelling with a long vowel mark; less common but still used.
レーリーさんらん

Etymology

Named after the British physicist Lord Rayleigh. The term is a direct loan from English 'Rayleigh scattering'.