Alhazen

al·ha·zen

uncommon

noun

1.

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)

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Grammar

noun
singular	alhazen
plural	alhazens

Nearby words

algorithmic program algorithmic rule algorithm error Algren Alhambra Ali alias alibi Alice B. Toklas Alice Hamilton

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