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Fresnel

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Fresnel (biographical name)
  2. Fresnel biprism (noun)
  3. Fresnel lens (noun)
  4. Fresnel mirrors (noun)
  5. Fresnel rhomb (noun)

Fres·nel

biographical name \frā-ˈnel\

Definition of FRESNEL

Augustin-Jean 1788–1827 Fr. physicist

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