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摩擦電気 (まさつでんき, masatsudenki) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

摩ま擦さつ電でん気き

ま

さ

つ

で

ん

き

Meanings

1

frictional electricity; triboelectricity

Physics term for electricity generated by friction between two materials.

摩ま擦さつ電でん気きは、異ことなる物ぶっ質しつをこすり

合あ

わせ

た

とき

に

発はっ

生せい

する

。

Frictional electricity is generated when different materials are rubbed together.

Kanji

摩chafe, rub, polish
擦grate, rub, scratch
電electricity
気spirit, mind, air

Related words

静せい電でん気き
静電気 is static electricity in general, while 摩擦電気 specifically refers to electricity produced by friction.

Built from

摩ま擦さつ+電でん気き

Etymology

Compound of 摩擦 (friction) and 電気 (electricity).