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Definition: Huygens

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695).[Wordnet].

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Date "Huygens" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1599. (references)

Common Expressions: Huygens

Expressions Definition
2801 Huygens 2801 Huygens is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by Hendrik van Gent in 1935. It belongs to the Ceres family of asteroids. It is named after Christiaan Huygens, the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist. (references)
Bibliography of Christiaan Huygens This is a list of works by Christiaan Huygens. It is likely incomplete. (references)
Christiaan Huygens Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Christian Huygens Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Huygens probe The Huygens probe, supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) and named after the Dutch 17th century astronomer Christiaan Huygens, is an atmospheric entry probe carried to Saturn's moon Titan as part of the Cassini-Huygens mission. The combined Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched from Earth on October 15, 1997. Huygens separated from the Cassini orbiter on December 25, 2004, and landed on Titan on January 14, 2005 near the Xanadu region. It touched down on land (the possibility that it would touch down in an ocean was also taken into account in the design). The probe continued to send data for about 90 minutes after reaching the surface. (references)
Huygens Software Huygens software refers to different multiplatform microscope image processing packages from Scientific Volume Imaging, made for restoring and analyzing 2D and 3D microscopy images or time series. (references)

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Specialty Expressions: Huygens

Expressions Domain Definition
Huygens principle Aerospace A very general principle applying to all forms of wave motion which states that every point on the instantaneous position of an advancing phase front (wave front) may be regarded as a source of secondary spherical wavelets. The position of the phase front a moment later is then determined as the envelope of all the secondary wavelets (ad infinitum). This principle, stated by Dutch physicist Christian Huygens (1629-95), is extremely useful in understanding effects due to refraction, reflection, diffraction, and scattering of all types of radiation, including sonic radiation as well as electromagnetic radiation and applying even to ocean-wave propagation. (references)
Huygens wavelets Aerospace The assemblage of secondary waves asserted by Huygens to be set up at each instant at all points on the advancing surface of a wave, or phase front. Many phenomena of wave optics can be neatly explained on this assumption (Huygens principle) of the continual creation of new wavelets and the subsequent destructive or constructive interference between the wavelets to set up the next-imagined state of the advancing wave front. (references)

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Extended Definition: Huygens

Huygens

Huygens can refer to:

  • Christiaan Huygens (1629–1695), Dutch mathematician, physicist and astronomer, son of Constantijn Huygens
  • Huygens' principle
  • Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch poet and composer, father of Christiaan Huygens
  • Cassini–Huygens, mission to Saturn and Titan
  • Huygens probe is the portion of the Cassini-Huygens mission which landed on Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005
  • 2801 Huygens, an asteroid named after the astronomer
  • Huygens Software, a microscope image processing package
  • Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, (1563–1611), Dutch voyager and historian
  • Huygens, one of Mars' crater
  • Mons Huygens, the mountain of Earth's Moon

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Topics by Level of Interest: Huygens

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Huygens probe 48     2801 Huygens 7
Constantijn Huygens 24     Christiaan Huygens 23
Christiaan Huygens 23     Constantijn Huygens 24
2801 Huygens 7     Huygens 6
Huygens 6     Huygens (crater) 3
Léon Huygens 4     Huygens probe 48
Huygens (crater) 3     Huygens Software 3
Huygens Software 3     Léon Huygens 4

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Synonyms: Huygens
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Expression

 Christiaan Huygens, Christian Huygens.
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Computed Synonyms: Huygens

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 1   3.7793   Huygens     Huygens probe     Christiaan Huygens   
 2   1.7788   Huygens     Christiaan Huygens     Huygens probe   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: Huygens

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 1   3.7793   Huygens probe     Huygens     Christiaan Huygens   
 2   1.7788   Christiaan Huygens     Huygens     Huygens probe   
 3   1.7784   Huygens probe     Christiaan Huygens     Huygens   
 4   1.7784   Christiaan Huygens     Huygens probe     Huygens   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Huygens

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bohemian Huygens (Huygens, Huygens probe). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina Huygens (Huygens, Huygens probe). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech Huygens (Huygens, Huygens probe). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Huygens (Huygens, Huygens probe). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian Гюйгенс (Christiaan Huygens, Huygens, Huygens probe), Хёйгенс (Constantijn Huygens). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) gyuygens (Christiaan Huygens, Huygens, Huygens probe), khëygens (Constantijn Huygens). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki Гюйгенс (Christiaan Huygens, Huygens, Huygens probe), Хёйгенс (Constantijn Huygens). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) gyuygens (Christiaan Huygens, Huygens, Huygens probe), khëygens (Constantijn Huygens). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Гюйгенс Хрістіан (Christiaan Huygens). Additional references: Ukrainian, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) gyuygens khrіstіan (Christiaan Huygens). Additional references: Ukrainian, Huygens. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Huygens

Language Translations for “Huygens” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag Hathaguygathagens (Huygens). Additional references: Athag, Huygens. (volunteer)
Double Dutch Haguygagens (Huygens). Additional references: Double Dutch, Huygens. (volunteer)
Leet [-]\/\-/6£/\/5 (Huygens). Additional references: Leet, Huygens. (volunteer)
Oppish Hopuygopens (Huygens). Additional references: Oppish, Huygens. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Uygenshay (Huygens). Additional references: Pig Latin, Huygens. (volunteer)
Terran B Huygens (Huygens). Additional references: Terran B, Huygens. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi Hubuygubens (Huygens). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, Huygens. (volunteer)
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