Grassmann's law
English
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Etymology
[edit]Named after German linguist Hermann Grassmann (1809–1877).
Proper noun
[edit]- (phonology) 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.
- (optics) 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.
Translations
[edit]sound law
law about colour perception