Grassmann's law
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English[edit]
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