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検光子 (kenkoushi) Japanese meaning: analyzer (light) | Kotomora

検けん光こう子し

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Meanings

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analyzer (light)

Technical term in optics; a device that examines the polarization state of light.

偏へん光こう顕けん微び鏡きょうでは、検けん光こう子しを回かい

Kanji

検examination, investigate
光ray, light
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

偏へん光こう子し
偏光子 (polarizer) produces polarized light, while 検光子 (analyzer) is used to examine the polarization state after the light has interacted with a sample.

Etymology

Compound of 検 (examine) + 光 (light) + 子 (device/tool), a technical term formed in Japanese for optical instruments.

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In a polarizing microscope, the analyzer is rotated to observe the birefringence of the sample.