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English 1 sense of the word al-Haytham:
NOUNperson al-Haytham, Alhazen, Alhacen, Ibn al-Haytham, Al-Hasan ibn al-Haythaman Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century
Englishal-Haytham: 1 sense noun 1, person
MeaningAn 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).
SynonymsAlhazen, Alhacen, Ibn al-Haytham, Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham
Instance ofastronomer, uranologist, stargazerA physicist who studies astronomy
mathematicianA person skilled in mathematics
physicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishAlhacen, Ibn al-Haytham
CatalanIbn al-Hàytham

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