音線

Japanese
Kanji in this term
音 線
おん
Grade: 1		 せん
Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of 音 (on, “sound”) +‎ 線 (sen, “line, ray”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) お​んせん [óꜜǹsèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

音(おん)線(せん) • (onsen) 

  1. (acoustics, physics) a sound ray, an acoustic ray

Derived terms
  • 音線音響学(おんせんおんきょうがく) (onsen onkyōgaku, “ray acoustics”)
  • 音線図(おんせんず) (onsenzu, “sound ray diagram, acoustic ray tracing diagram”)

Further reading
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