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FRESNEL
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• FRESNEL (noun)
The noun FRESNEL has 1 sense:
1. French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
Familiarity information: FRESNEL used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Augustin Jean Fresnel; Fresnel
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
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