Grassmann's law
English
editEtymology
editNamed 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
editsound law
law about colour perception