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散乱体 (sanrantai) Japanese meaning: scatterer | Kotomora

散さん乱らん体たい

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Meanings

1

scatterer

Technical term in physics for an object or medium that scatters waves or particles.

散さん乱らん体たいの密みつ度どが高たかいほど、光ひかりは強つよく

散さん

乱らん

さ

れる

。

The higher the density of scatterers, the more strongly light is scattered.

Kanji

散scatter, disperse, spend
乱riot, war, disorder
体body, substance, object

Related words

散さん乱らん
散乱 is the general noun for scattering, while 散乱体 specifically refers to the scattering object or medium.

Built from

散さん乱らん+体たい

Etymology

Compound of 散乱 (scattering) and 体 (body, object). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern physics.