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Huy•gens



Pronunciation: (hī'gunz, hoi'-; Du. hoi'gens), [key]
n.
Chris•tian Pronunciation: (kris'chun; Du. kris'tē-än"), [key] 1629–95, Dutch mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. Also,Huy'ghens.

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