Huygens

or Huy·ghens

[ hahy-guhnz, hoi-; Dutch hoi-gens ]

/ ˈhaɪ gənz, ˈhɔɪ-; Dutch ˈhɔɪ gɛns /

noun

Chris·tian

[kris-chuhn; Dutch kris-tee-ahn], /ˈkrɪs tʃən; Dutch ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/, 1629–95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.

Words nearby Huygens

hutzpah, Huxleian, Huxley, Huxley, Aldous, Hu Yaobang, Huygens, Huygens eyepiece, Huygens principle, Huysmans, Huyton-with-Roby, huzzah

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Example sentences from the Web for Huygens

Like De Vick's clock also Huygens's clock had its escapement wheel acting upon two pallets.
Stories of Useful Inventions|Samuel Eagle Foreman
This emission theory of light was abandoned in favour of Huygens' undulatory theory.
The Mechanism of Life|Stphane Leduc
My idea here is an appropriate selection of readings from Galileo, Huygens, Newton, etc.
Popular scientific lectures|Ernst Mach
The Dutchman Huygens is credited with having been the first to employ the pendulum in the mechanism of the clock.
Chats on Old Clocks|Arthur Hayden

Denis Papin, a Frenchman, friend and assistant of Huygens, was making experiments with steam engines in several countries.
The Story of Mankind|Hendrik Van Loon

British Dictionary definitions for Huygens

Huygens

/ (ˈhaɪɡənz, Dutch ˈhœixəns) /

noun

Christiaan (ˈkristiːˌaːn). 1629–95, Dutch physicist: first formulated the wave theory of light

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Scientific definitions for Huygens

Huygens

[ hī′gənz, hoi′gĕns ]

Christiaan 1629-1695

Dutch physicist and astronomer who in 1655 discovered Saturn's rings and its fourth satellite, using a telescope he constructed with his brother. In 1657 he built the first pendulum clock. Huygens also proposed that light consists of transverse waves that vibrate up and down perpendicular to the direction in which the light travels. This theory, which explained some properties of light better than Newton's theory, was made public in 1690.

单词	huygens
释义	Huygens or Huy·ghens [ hahy-guhnz, hoi-; Dutch hoi-gens ] / ˈhaɪ gənz, ˈhɔɪ-; Dutch ˈhɔɪ gɛns / noun Chris·tian [kris-chuhn; Dutch kris-tee-ahn], /ˈkrɪs tʃən; Dutch ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/, 1629–95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Words nearby Huygens hutzpah, Huxleian, Huxley, Huxley, Aldous, Hu Yaobang, Huygens, Huygens eyepiece, Huygens principle, Huysmans, Huyton-with-Roby, huzzah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Huygens Like De Vick's clock also Huygens's clock had its escapement wheel acting upon two pallets. Stories of Useful Inventions\|Samuel Eagle Foreman This emission theory of light was abandoned in favour of Huygens' undulatory theory. The Mechanism of Life\|Stphane Leduc My idea here is an appropriate selection of readings from Galileo, Huygens, Newton, etc. Popular scientific lectures\|Ernst Mach The Dutchman Huygens is credited with having been the first to employ the pendulum in the mechanism of the clock. Chats on Old Clocks\|Arthur Hayden Denis Papin, a Frenchman, friend and assistant of Huygens, was making experiments with steam engines in several countries. The Story of Mankind\|Hendrik Van Loon British Dictionary definitions for Huygens Huygens / (ˈhaɪɡənz, Dutch ˈhœixəns) / noun Christiaan (ˈkristiːˌaːn). 1629–95, Dutch physicist: first formulated the wave theory of light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Huygens Huygens [ hī′gənz, hoi′gĕns ] Christiaan 1629-1695 Dutch physicist and astronomer who in 1655 discovered Saturn's rings and its fourth satellite, using a telescope he constructed with his brother. In 1657 he built the first pendulum clock. Huygens also proposed that light consists of transverse waves that vibrate up and down perpendicular to the direction in which the light travels. This theory, which explained some properties of light better than Newton's theory, was made public in 1690. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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