Fresnel, Augustin Jean Syllabification: (Fres·nel, Augustin Jean)Pronunciation: /frāˈnel/Definition of Fresnel, Augustin Jean (1788–1827), French physicist and civil engineer. He correctly postulated that light moves in a wavelike motion transverse to the direction of propagation. Fresnel, Augustin Jean in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Fresnel, Augustin Jean in the British & World English dictionary
