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Chinese
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to hinder; to block; to obstruct
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to stop
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trad. (阻尼)
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阻
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尼
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simp. #(阻尼)
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阻
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尼
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Etymology
Coined by Chinese physicist Yang Zhaolian in 1933 during the first conference on physics nomenclature held by Academia Sinica. 尼 here used a now-obsolete meaning "to stop"; it is not a transcription character. [1]
Pronunciation
Verb
阻尼
- to absorb shock; to damp
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References
- ^ * Cao, Zexian (曹则贤) (2013) chapter 47, in 物理学咬文嚼字(卷二) (Etymologicon for Chinese Physics Learners VolumeⅡ), Singapore: World Scientific, →ISBN, pages 217-224