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- Ancient Greek · derived fromεἰκών“image”
- English todayeikonal
Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”).
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eikonal
Today it means: Describing the properties of a class of partial differential equation encountered in descriptions of wave propagation. Full definition →
Ancient Greek εἰκών