fresnel

noun — 2 senses

fresnel

noun

Etymology For Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist.

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A unit of frequency equal to 10¹² hertz, or one terahertz.

2

A Fresnel lens or a light feature using such a lens

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