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eikonal

eikonal adjective: describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.

Adjective

eikonal (not comparable)

  1. Describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.

Origin of eikonal

Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”).

Words formed from eikonal

Questions about eikonal

What does eikonal mean?
Eikonal means describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation.
What part of speech is eikonal?
Eikonal is an adjective.

Words near eikonal in the dictionary

  1. Eiken syndrome
  2. Eikenberry
  3. Eikenberrys
  4. Eiko
  5. eikon
  6. eikonal
  7. eikonalization
  8. eikonalizations
  9. eikonalized
  10. eikonals
  11. eikones

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