huygens principle

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Definition of huygens principle in English Turkish dictionary

huygens ilkesi

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Definition of huygens principle in English English dictionary

Related Terms

Huygens' principle

the assumption that each point on a wavefront may be regarded as a source of secondary waves and that the position of the wavefront at a later time is determined by the envelope of these secondary waves; proposed in order to explain the fact that light travels in a straight line and casts sharp shadows

Hyphenation

Huy·gens Prin·ci·ple