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CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS
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• CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS (noun)
The noun CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS has 1 sense:
1. Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
Familiarity information: CHRISTIAAN HUYGENS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Christiaan Huygens; Christian Huygens; Huygens
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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