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高速中性子 (こうそくちゅうせいし) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

高こう速そく中ちゅう性せい子し

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Meanings

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fast neutron

Technical term in nuclear physics for a neutron with kinetic energy above a certain threshold, typically around 1 MeV.

高こう速そく中ちゅう性せい子しは原げん子し炉ろの設せっ計けいで重じゅう要ような役

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Fast neutrons play an important role in nuclear reactor design.

Kanji

高tall, high, expensive
速quick, fast
中in, inside, middle
性sex, gender, nature
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words

熱ねつ中ちゅう性せい子し
Thermal neutrons have much lower energy and are in thermal equilibrium with the surrounding medium, unlike fast neutrons.

Built from

高こう速そく+中ちゅう性せい子し

Etymology

Compound of 高速 (high speed) and 中性子 (neutron), a calque from English 'fast neutron'.