Meanings

resistivity

comparative physiology

Beyrich's slit shell (species of sea snail, Pleurotomaria beyrichii)

ethology

comparative law

chief trader (of the Dutch trading post at Dejima)

golden ratio

pixel aspect ratio

comparative anatomy

compared to previous period

hypothesis (formed by comparison with other similar objects)

specific power (W/kg)

strong local wind blowing around the Hira mountains in Shiga prefecture (sinks boats on the lake and stops trains of the Kosei Line)

proportional representation

acid-test ratio

month-to-month basis

Buddhist service centred around the Lotus Sutra held over four days in Shiga Prefecture, starting from the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

cold wind blowing at Lake Biwa around the 24th day of the second month of the lunisolar calendar

Poisson's ratio

shareholding ratio