1.
section; thin slice (for microscopic examination)
A thin slice of tissue, material, or specimen prepared for examination under a microscope. Standard terminology in biology, medicine, and materials science.
組織の切片を作る。
To prepare a tissue section.
凍結切片を顕微鏡で観察した。
We observed the frozen section under a microscope.
病理検査のために腫瘍の切片を染色して診断を行った。
For the pathological examination, the tumor section was stained and a diagnosis was made.
2.
intercept (in mathematics)
The point where a line or curve crosses an axis on a graph. In the equation y = mx + b, the value b is the y-intercept.
y切片を求めなさい。
Find the y-intercept.
この直線のy切片は3である。
The y-intercept of this line is 3.
一次関数のグラフでは、傾きと切片が分かれば直線を描くことができる。
In a linear function's graph, you can draw the line if you know the slope and the intercept.
Compound of 切 ('cut') and 片 ('piece; fragment'). The word covers two distinct technical domains: biology/medicine (thin slices for microscopy) and mathematics (axis intercepts).
USAGE:
In biology and medicine (sense 1), 切片 refers specifically to prepared specimens. The process of making sections is called 切片作製. In mathematics (sense 2), 切片 usually appears with an axis label: y切片 or x切片.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 凍結切片: frozen section
- 薄切片: thin section
- 切片を染色する: to stain a section
- y切片: y-intercept
- x切片: x-intercept
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 断片: fragment — a piece broken off from something; not prepared or sliced intentionally
- 断面: cross-section — the surface revealed when something is cut through; focuses on the exposed surface rather than the slice itself
- 標本: specimen — a broader term for any sample prepared for study