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HUYGENS

• HUYGENS (noun)
The noun HUYGENS has 1 sense:

1. Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)

Familiarity information: HUYGENS used as a noun is very rare.

• HUYGENS (noun)

Sense 1

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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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