Optics, Physics.
the principle that all points on a wave front of light are sources of secondary waves and that surfaces tangential to these waves define the position of the wave front at any point in time.
[ 1830-40; named after C. HUYGENS ]
Optics, Physics.
the principle that all points on a wave front of light are sources of secondary waves and that surfaces tangential to these waves define the position of the wave front at any point in time.
[ 1830-40; named after C. HUYGENS ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012