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分光測光 (bunkousokkou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

分ぶん光こう測そっ光こう

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Meanings

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spectrophotometry

Technical term used in physics, chemistry, and related fields for measuring light intensity across wavelengths.

この実じっ験けんでは分ぶん光こう測そっ光こう法ほうを用もちいて溶よう液えきの濃のう度ど

を

測そく

定てい

し

た

。

In this experiment, we measured the concentration of the solution using spectrophotometry.

Kanji

分part, minute of time, segment
光ray, light
測fathom, plan, scheme

Built from

分ぶん光こう+測そっ光こう

Etymology

Compound of 分光 (spectroscopy) and 測光 (photometry). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the technical meaning.