alhazen
noun /æl'heɪzən/
- Definition
- an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
- Example
- 'alhazen' can be found in many classic books.
- Etymology
- No etymology available.
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