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    3. 長径

    長径

    長ちょう径けい

    major axis

    KMT10News #40+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab16 strokes

    ちょうけい

    Noun

    1.
    major axis

    Stroke 0 / 16

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    楕だ円えんには長ちょう径けいと短たん径けいがある。

    An ellipse has a major axis and a minor axis.

    KMT8Science & MathCore Concepts
    この惑わく星せいの軌き道どうの長ちょう径けいは約やく3億おくキロメートルだ。

    The major axis of this planet's orbit is approximately 300 million kilometers.

    KMT10Science & MathCore Concepts
    宇う宙ちゅうの構こう造ぞうを理り解かいするためには、銀ぎん河がの長ちょう径けいを測そく定ていすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

    To understand the structure of the universe, measuring the major axis of galaxies is important.

    KMT10Science & MathCore Concepts
    望ぼう遠えん鏡きょうで観かん測そくされた彗すい星せいの長ちょう径けいは、予よ想そうよりもはるかに大おおきかった。

    The major axis of the comet observed through the telescope was much larger than expected.

    KMT10Science & Math
    物ぶつ理り学がくでは、粒りゅう子しの運うん動どうを記き述じゅつする際さいに長ちょう径けいが用もちいられることがある。

    In physics, the major axis is sometimes used when describing the motion of particles.

    KMT10Science & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    径
    みち・こみち・さしわたし・ただちに…(1)
    diameter・path・method
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