Word Meaning 偏光

へんこう henkou

偏光 is read as へんこう (henkou) and means polarized light.

Meaning

English

polarized light
polarised light
polarization (of light)
polarisation

Reading

Kana

へんこう

Romaji

henkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 117386 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

偏光板

へんこうばん

polarizing plate

偏光プリズム

へんこうぷりずむ

polarizing prism

回転偏光

かいてんへんこう

rotatory polarization

直線偏光

ちょくせんへんこう

linear polarization

円偏光

えんへんこう

circular polarization of light

偏る

かたよる

to lean (to one side)

偏見

へんけん

prejudice

偏差値

へんさち

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades)

偏重

へんちょう

attaching too much importance to

偏向

へんこう

propensity

偏食

へんしょく

unbalanced diet

偏狭

へんきょう

narrow-mindedness

Example Sentences

トムは偏光サングラスを買った。

Tom bought a pair of polarized sunglasses.