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量子物理領域(quantum physics) から医用物理(medical physics)領域

English translation: General from...to meaning

10:49 Jun 22, 2013
Japanese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Education / Pedagogy
Japanese term or phrase: 量子物理領域(quantum physics) から医用物理(medical physics)領域
From a specification for students applying for a master's course in applied physics.

I need to know how quantum physics related to medical physics in the context.

Does it mean research which uses quantum physics to conduct research on medical physics. Or is it a simple "from... to..." meaning.

Here is the sentence:

量子物理領域(quantum physics)から医用物理(medical physics)領域の研究に対し熱意と意欲を持っている人

Many thanks,

Nick
Nicholas Hallsworth
Japan
Local time: 08:03
English translation:General from...to meaning
Explanation:
The sentence calls for people who are passionate towards research in any field ranging from Quantum physics to Medical physics.
I think the reason they are mentioning 2 contrasting fields is to show the wide range of education/research options they are providing.

Hope this helps.
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svidyaj
India
Local time: 04:33
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General from...to meaning


Explanation:
The sentence calls for people who are passionate towards research in any field ranging from Quantum physics to Medical physics.
I think the reason they are mentioning 2 contrasting fields is to show the wide range of education/research options they are providing.

Hope this helps.

svidyaj
India
Local time: 04:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
See above comments. Thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your explanation. It was the absence of まで which pointed to a more hierarchical relationship (like Robert said). Still, the English translation "from.. to" still maintains the nuance of moving from the general to the applied. Many thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rek: Yes, からit does appear to be a kind of directional-hierarchical marker that indicates a superordinate field of quantum physics leading towards medical physics. By the way, I am happy to see you on Proz, Nick. Best wishes from Robert Kasza in Preston, UK.
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agree  MariyaN (X)
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