Huygens principle


Huy·gens prin·ci·ple

(hoy'genz), used in ultrasound technology; the principle that any wave phenomenon can be analyzed as the sum of many simple sources properly chosen with regard to phase and amplitude.

Huy·gens prin·ci·ple

(hoy'genz prin'si-pĕl) Used in ultrasound technology; the principle that any wave phenomenon can be analyzed as the sum of many simple sources properly chosen with regard to phase and amplitude.

Huygens,

Christian, Dutch physicist, 1629-1695. Huygens ocular - the compound ocular of a microscope, composed of two planoconvex lenses so arranged that the plane side of each is directed toward the observer.Huygens principle - used in ultrasound technology.