HUYGENS

Meaning of HUYGENS in English

/huy"geuhnz, hoy"-/ ; Du. /hoy"gens/ , n.

Christian /kris"cheuhn/ ; Du. /krddis"tee ahn'/ , 1629-95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.

Also, Huyghens .

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HUYGENS — biographical name Christian 1629-1695 Dutch mathematician, physicist, & astronomer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HUYGENS — n. family name; Christian Huygens (1629-95), Dutch mathematician physicist and astronomer
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HUYGENS — biographical name Christian 1629-1695 Dutch mathematician, physicist, & astronomer
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HUYGENS — Huygens BrE AmE ˈhaɪɡ ə nz —Dutch [ ˈhœy xəns ]
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HUYGENS — Гюйгенс
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HUYGENS — n. Pronunciation: ' h ī -g ə nz, ' ho ̇ i- Function: biographical name Christian 1629-1695 Du. math., physicist, …
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HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN — or Christian Huyghens born April 14, 1629, The Hague died July 8, 1695, The Hague Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. …
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HUYGENS EYEPIECE — noun see huygenian eyepiece
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUYGENS' PRINCIPLE — noun also huy·ghens' principle ˈ ̷ ̷_gənz(ə̇z)- Usage: usually capitalized H : a principle in physics: every point of an advancing wave …
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HUYGENS PRINCIPLE — Optics, Physics. the principle that all points on a wave front of light are sources of secondary waves and that …
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HUYGENS EYEPIECE — Optics. an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses, the plane sides of which both face the eye. [ 1830-40; named …
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CHRISTIAN HUYGENS — n. (1629-1695) Dutch mathematician physicist and astronomer
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HUYGENS, CONSTANTIJN — born Sept. 4, 1596, The Hague died March 28, 1687, The Hague the most versatile and the last of the …
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HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN — born April 14, 1629, The Hague died July 8, 1695, The Hague Christiaan Huygens, portrait by C. Netscher, 1671; in …
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HUYGENS' WAVELET — Figure 2: Huygens' wavelets. Originating along the fronts of (A) circular waves and (B) plane waves, wavelets recombine to produce …
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HUYGENS' PRINCIPLE — in optics, a statement that all points of a wave front of light in a vacuum or transparent medium may …
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HUYGENS, CHRISTIAAN — or Christian Huyghens born April 14, 1629, The Hague died July 8, 1695, The Hague Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist. …
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CLOCK — Machine or electronic device that measures and records time. Both simple and elaborate clocks, as well as sundials, candle clocks, …
Английский словарь Британика
CHRISTIAAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Barnard Christiaan Neethling Eijkman Christiaan Huygens Christiaan
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HUYGHENS' PRINCIPLE — noun see huygens' principle
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAVELET — ˈwāvlə̇t noun ( -s ) 1. : a little wave : ripple 2. : one of the elementary waves each …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HUYGENIAN EYEPIECE — (ˈ)hīˈgēnēən-, (ˈ)hȯi- noun also huy·gens eyepiece ˈhīgənz-, ˈhȯi- ; or huy·ghe·ni·an eyepiece Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: huyghenian irregular from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAVE FRONT — imaginary surface representing corresponding points of a wave that vibrate in unison. When identical waves having a common origin travel …
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WATCH — portable timepiece that has a movement driven in any of several ways and is designed to be worn (as on …
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PENDULUM — body suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing back and forth under the influence of gravity. Pendulums …
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OPTICS — science concerned with the genesis and propagation of light, the changes that it undergoes and produces, and other phenomena closely …
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ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION — in terms of classical theory, the flow of energy at the universal speed of light through free space or through …
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CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
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CALCITE — the most common form of natural calcium carbonate (CaCO3), a widely distributed mineral known for the beautiful development and great …
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AERODYNAMICS — branch of physics that deals with the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and with the forces acting on …
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SNELL'S LAW — in optics, a relationship between the path taken by a ray of light in crossing the boundary or surface of …
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