eikonal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

eikonal

Etymology

Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “image”).

Derived words

eikonal approximation eikonal equation eikonalized
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