ALHAZEN - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)

Synonyms

Alhazen, Alhacen, Ibn al-haytham, Al-haytham, Al-hasan ibn al-haytham