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分光法 (ぶんこうほう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん光こう法ほう

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Meanings

1

Scientific term for the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation. Related to 分光学 (spectroscopy as a field of study).

See also: 分光学 (ぶんこうがく)

分ぶん光こう法ほうを用もちいて物ぶっ質しつ

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Analyze the composition of a substance using spectroscopy.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
光ray, light
法method, law, rule

Related words

分ぶん光こう学がく
分光学 refers to spectroscopy as an academic field or discipline, while 分光法 emphasizes the method or technique.

Word family

発はっ光こう分ぶん光こう法ほう
emission spectroscopy; emission spectrography
ラマン分ぶん光こう法ほう
Raman spectroscopy

Built from

分ぶん光こう+法ほう

Etymology

Compound of 分光 (spectral, light-dispersing) and 法 (method). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the scientific meaning.