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静電単位 (せいでんたんい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

静せい電でん単たん位い

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Meanings

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noun

electrostatic unit; esu

Technical term in physics, specifically in the CGS electrostatic system of units.

静せい電でん単たん位いはCGS単たん位い系けいで使つかわれる。
The electrostatic unit is used in the CGS system of units.
電でん荷かの静せい電でん単たん位いはesuで表あらわされる

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The electrostatic unit of charge is expressed in esu.

Kanji

静quiet
電electricity
単simple, one, single
位rank, grade, throne

Similar words

電でん磁じ単たん位い
Refers to the electromagnetic unit (emu) in the CGS system, whereas 静電単位 is the electrostatic unit (esu).
クーロン
The SI unit of electric charge; 1 C ≈ 3×10⁹ esu. 静電単位 is a much smaller unit used in the CGS system.

Etymology

Compound of 静電 (seiden, 'electrostatic') and 単位 (tan'i, 'unit'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'electrostatic unit'.