Define Huygens. Huygens synonyms, Huygens pronunciation, Huygens translation, English dictionary definition of Huygens. Christiaan 1629-1695. Dutch physicist and astronomer who was the first to examine Saturn's rings , pioneered the use of pendulums in c
The meaning of HUYGENS' PRINCIPLE is a principle in physics: every point of an advancing wave front is a new center of disturbance from which emanate independent wavelets whose envelope constitutes a new wave front at each successive stage of the process