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huygens

/ˈhaɪ.ɡənz/

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noun

/ˈhaɪ.ɡənz/C2formalscientific
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к нидерландскому физику, который впервые сформулировал волновую теорию света (1629-1695).

A proper noun referring to a Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695).

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1formalscientific

    Christiaan Huygens was a Dutch physicist, mathematician, and astronomer who formulated the wave theory of light and discovered the rings of Saturn.

    ruГолландский физик

    • Huygens proposed that light travels in waves, not particles.
    • The Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.
    • His work on pendulums led to the invention of the pendulum clock.