Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • Dennis Gabor: A British physicist, born in Hungary, who is renowned for his invention and development of holography, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971. His work laid the foundation for three-dimensional imaging technology.

Examples of Usage

• Proper noun:
  • Dennis Gabor was awarded the Nobel Prize for his pioneering work in holography.
  • The principles outlined by Dennis Gabor are fundamental to modern optical engineering.

Advanced Usage

• "Gabor's principle": Refers to the foundational concept in wavefront reconstruction and holography proposed by Dennis Gabor.
  • The experiment was designed to demonstrate Gabor's principle of holographic recording.

Variants and Related Words

• Gabor (n): A common shorthand reference to Dennis Gabor, especially in scientific contexts.

  • The Gabor hologram is a classic example of wavefront reconstruction.

• Holography (n): The science and practice of making holograms, the field pioneered by Dennis Gabor.

  • Holography, invented by Dennis Gabor, allows the recording and reconstruction of light fields.

Synonyms

• Physicist: A scientist who specializes in physics. (Dennis Gabor was a specific, renowned physicist.)
• Inventor of holography: A descriptive phrase identifying his key contribution.

Related Phrases

• Gabor transform: A mathematical transform used in time-frequency analysis, named after Dennis Gabor.

  • The Gabor transform is crucial for signal processing applications.

• Gabor patch: In vision science, a visual stimulus used to study spatial frequency channels, named in honor of Dennis Gabor's contributions to information theory.

  • The subject's response to the Gabor patch was measured.

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly featuring 'Dennis Gabor'. His name is used technically in scientific contexts.)

Noun

1. British physicist (born in Hungary) noted for his work on holography (1900-1979)