射影

shèyǐng
noun #29,239

Meanings

  1. 1 projection (in geometry)
  2. 2 shadow cast by something

Examples

Shèyǐng jǐhé shì shùxué de yī gè zhòngyào fēnzhī.
Projective geometry is an important branch of mathematics.
Guāngxiàn zhàoshè xià, zhùzi de shèyǐng luò zài dìmiàn shàng.
Under the light, the column's shadow fell on the ground.

Tips

usage
In mathematics, 射影 refers specifically to projection in projective geometry (射影几何). In everyday usage it can also describe the shadow or projection cast by an object. The everyday word for 'shadow' is 影子 (yǐngzi).

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