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Grassmann's law

Grassmann's law proper noun: a dissimilatory phonological process in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit, according to which an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration if it is followed by another aspirated consonant in the next syllable.

Proper noun

Grassmann's law

  1. A dissimilatory phonological process in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit, according to which an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration if it is followed by another aspirated consonant in the next syllable.
  2. An empirical law about human colour perception, stating that chromatic sensation can be described in terms of an effective stimulus consisting of linear combinations of different light colours.

Origin of Grassmann's law

Named after German linguist Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877).

Questions about Grassmann's law

What does Grassmann's law mean?
Grassmann's law means a dissimilatory phonological process in Ancient Greek and Sanskrit, according to which an aspirated consonant loses its aspiration if it is followed by another aspirated consonant in the next syllable.
What part of speech is Grassmann's law?
Grassmann's law is a proper noun.

Words near Grassmann's law in the dictionary

  1. grasslings
  2. Grassman
  3. Grassmann
  4. Grassmann algebra
  5. Grassmann algebras
  6. Grassmann's law
  7. Grassmannian
  8. Grassmannians
  9. Grassmans
  10. Grassmere
  11. Grassmoor

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