"fresnel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fresnels [plural]
Etymology: For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} fresnel (plural fresnels)
  1. (physics) A unit of frequency equal to 10¹² hertz, or one terahertz. Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-fresnel-en-noun-lozr3XXk Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  2. A Fresnel lens or a light feature using such a lens
    Sense id: en-fresnel-en-noun-YlpD5Qjp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 21 79

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