undulationist (Meaning)
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undulationist (n.)
One who advocates the undulatory theory of light.
Synonyms & Antonyms of undulationist
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undulationist Sentence Examples
- The undulationist theory proposed that light consists of waves in an ether medium.
- Scientists like Christiaan Huygens and Augustin-Jean Fresnel were proponents of the undulationist theory.
- The undulationist explanation for interference and diffraction phenomena garnered significant support.
- Thomas Young's double-slit experiment provided strong evidence for the undulationist model.
- The undulationist theory faced challenges explaining certain polarization effects.
- Despite its shortcomings, the undulationist theory played a crucial role in the development of optics.
- Isaac Newton initially rejected the undulationist theory in favor of his corpuscular theory of light.
- The undulationist perspective influenced the understanding of sound waves and other wave phenomena.
- The undulationist theory eventually gave way to the electromagnetic theory of light developed by James Clerk Maxwell.
- The remnants of the undulationist theory can still be found in some modern optical concepts, such as the wave-particle duality of light.
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One who advocates the undulatory theory of light.
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The undulationist theory proposed that light consists of waves in an ether medium.
Scientists like Christiaan Huygens and Augustin-Jean Fresnel were proponents of the undulationist theory.
The undulationist explanation for interference and diffraction phenomena garnered significant support.
Thomas Young's double-slit experiment provided strong evidence for the undulationist model.
