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乱反射

乱反射

See also: 亂反射

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 亂反射.
(This term, 乱反射, is the simplified form of 亂反射.)
Notes:

Japanese

乱反射 (ranhansha): diffuse reflection and specular reflection.
Kanji in this term
らん
Grade: 6
はん
Grade: 3
しゃ
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (ran, erratic, confused) + 反射 (hansha, reflection).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んはんしゃ [ràńháꜜǹshà] (Nakadaka - [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ɾ̠ã̠ɴhã̠nɕa̠]

Noun

乱反射 (hiragana らんはんしゃ, romaji ranhansha)

  1. a diffuse, scattered, or erratic reflection

Usage notes

The term 拡散反射 (kakusan hansha) appears to be more common.

Synonyms

  • 拡散反射 (かくさんはんしゃ) (kakusan hansha)

Antonyms

  • 正反射 (せいはんしゃ) (seihansha), 整反射 (せいはんしゃ) (seihansha): straight reflection
  • 鏡面反射 (きょうめんはんしゃ) (kyōmen hansha): specular reflection

Verb

乱反射する (hiragana らんはんしゃする, romaji ranhansha suru)

  1. to reflect diffusely, erratically, in a scattered manner

Conjugation

References

  1. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9