huygens' principle of superposition

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huygens' principle of superposition - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Huygens' principle of superposition
      n 1: the displacement of any point due to the superposition of
           wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of
           the individual waves at that point; "the principle of
           superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"
           [syn: principle of superposition, Huygens' principle of superposition
           ]