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動力学 (dourikigaku) Japanese meaning: dynamics | Kotomora

動どう力りき学がく

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Meanings

1

Technical term in physics and engineering for the study of forces and motion. Not used in everyday conversation.

動どう力りき学がくの講こう義ぎでニュートンの運うん動どう方ほう程てい式しきを

学まな

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In the dynamics lecture, we learned Newton's equations of motion.

Kanji

動move, motion, change
力power, strength, strong
学study, learning, science

Related words

力りき学がく
動力学 narrows the focus to dynamics (forces causing motion), whereas 力学 also covers statics.

Built from

動どう+力りき学がく

Etymology

Compound of 動 (motion) + 力学 (mechanics). A straightforward technical coinage.