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電磁波

简电磁波 · 繁電磁波

Mandarin · pinyin diàn cí bō

electromagnetic wave

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磁: cí · magnetic; magnetism; porcelain
波: bō · waves, breakers; undulations
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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4–2–1 · dian4 ci2 bo1

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din6 ci4 bo1

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noun

(physics) electromagnetic wave

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