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非晶質 (hishoushitsu) Japanese meaning: amorphous | Kotomora

非ひ晶しょう質しつ

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Meanings

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noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

amorphous; non-crystalline

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Technical term in crystallography and materials science for solids lacking long-range atomic order. Used attributively with の.

ガラスは非ひ晶しょう質しつの固こ体たいである。

Kanji

非un-, mistake, negative
晶sparkle, clear, crystal
質substance, quality, matter

Related words

結けっ晶しょう質しつ
結晶質 means crystalline, the opposite of 非晶質.
アモルファス
アモルファス is a common loanword synonym for amorphous, often used in the same technical contexts.

Glass is an amorphous solid.

非ひ晶しょう質しつシリコンは太たい陽よう電でん池ちに使つかわれる。

Amorphous silicon is used in solar cells.

Word family

非ひ晶しょう質しつ固こ体たい
non-crystalline solid; amorphous solid

Etymology

Compound of 非 (hi, 'non-') + 晶 (shō, 'crystal') + 質 (shitsu, 'quality, substance'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'amorphous' in scientific contexts.