"Huygens-Fresnel principle" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Huygens-Fresnel principle [canonical]
Etymology: Named after Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens and French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Huygens-Fresnel principle
  1. A method of analysis applied to problems of wave propagation, stating that every point on a wavefront is itself the source of spherical wavelets, and the secondary wavelets emanating from different points mutually interfere. Wikipedia link: Huygens-Fresnel principle
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