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Huyghenian

Huy-ghe′ni-an

,
Adj.
Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century;
as, the
Huyghenian
telescope
.
Huyghenian eyepiece
See under
Eyepiece
.

Definition 2024


Huyghenian

Huyghenian

English

Adjective

Huyghenian (comparative more Huyghenian, superlative most Huyghenian)

  1. Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century.
    the Huyghenian eyepiece
    the Huyghenian telescope