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    3. 口径

    口径

    口こう径けい

    aperture

    KMT8News #23+1NounScience & MathKanji Vocab11 strokes

    こうけい

    Noun

    1.
    aperture, bore, calibre, caliber

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    この望ぼう遠えん鏡きょうの口こう径けいは小ちいさい。

    This telescope's aperture is small.

    KMT7Science & Math
    銃じゅうの口こう径けいは弾だん薬やくの種しゅ類るいによって異ことなる。

    The caliber of a gun varies depending on the type of ammunition.

    KMT8Science & Math
    この顕けん微び鏡きょうの対たい物ぶつレンズの口こう径けいは、解かい像ぞう度どに大おおきく影えい響きょうする。

    The aperture of this microscope's objective lens greatly affects its resolution.

    KMT8Science & Math
    大たい砲ほうの口こう径けいは、その破は壊かい力りょくを示しめす重じゅう要ような指し標ひょうだ。

    The caliber of a cannon is an important indicator of its destructive power.

    KMT8Science & Math
    天てん体たい望ぼう遠えん鏡きょうの口こう径けいが大 きいほど、より暗くらい天へん体たいを観かん測そくできる。

    The larger the aperture of an astronomical telescope, the fainter the celestial objects that can be observed.

    KMT9Science & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    径
    みち・こみち・さしわたし・ただちに…(1)
    diameter・path・method
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