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偏光子 (henkoushi) Japanese meaning: polarizer | Kotomora

偏へん光こう子し

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Meanings

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polarizer; polarizing prism

Technical term in physics for a device that produces polarized light.

偏へん光こう子しを通とおすと、光ひかりは特とく定ていの方ほう向こうに振しん動

Kanji

偏partial, side, left-side radical
光ray, light
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

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When light passes through a polarizer, it vibrates in a specific direction.

光こう子し

Etymology

Compound of 偏光 (polarized light) + 子 (device/element).