波動(はどう)

はどう
noun
wave motion; undulation
1. wave motion; undulation; oscillation
The physical phenomenon of energy propagating through a medium as waves. A technical term in physics and related fields.
光(ひかり)は波動(はどう)の性質(せいしつ)を持(も)つ。
Light has wave-like properties.
波動(はどう)方程式(ほうていしき)を解(と)く。
To solve the wave equation.
音(おと)は空気(くうき)の波動(はどう)として伝(つた)わる。
Sound travels as wave motion through the air.
2. fluctuation; surge; wave (figurative)
Figuratively, a wave-like movement or spread of something, such as influence, emotion, or change.
革命(かくめい)の波動(はどう)がヨーロッパ中(じゅう)に広(ひろ)がった。
The wave of revolution spread throughout Europe.
経済(けいざい)の波動(はどう)は避(さ)けられない。
Economic fluctuations are unavoidable.
社会(しゃかい)変革(へんかく)の波動(はどう)が若(わか)い世代(せだい)から生(う)まれている。
A wave of social change is emerging from the younger generation.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 波(は) (wave) + 動(どう) (movement). Primarily used in scientific contexts for wave phenomena, but also has figurative uses for describing wave-like spread or fluctuation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 波動(はどう)方程式(ほうていしき): wave equation
  • 波動(はどう)関数(かんすう): wave function (quantum mechanics)
  • 電磁(でんじ)波動(はどう): electromagnetic wave
  • 波動(はどう){エネルギー}: wave energy

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 波(なみ): wave — everyday word; both literal (ocean wave) and figurative
  • 振動(しんどう): vibration — back-and-forth movement at a point rather than propagation
  • 波長(はちょう): wavelength — a specific measurement of waves
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