Surname
A surname or family name is a name added to a given name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name.
In most Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, two or more last names (or surnames) may be used. In China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan, Vietnam, and parts of India, the family name is placed before a person's given name.
The style of having both a family name (surname) and a given name (forename) is far from universal. In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.
The concept of a "surname" is a relatively recent historical development, evolving from a medieval naming practice called a "byname". Based on an individual's occupation or area of residence, a byname would be used in situations where more than one person had the same name.
Fresnel (disambiguation)
Fresnel commonly refers to physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel.
Fresnel may also refer to:
- Fresnel integral, functions related to Fresnel diffraction
- Fresnel number, a dimensionless parameter in diffraction theory
- Fresnel zone, a pattern of radiation resulting from Fresnel diffraction
- Fresnel zone plate, a plate which focuses light by Fresnel diffraction
- Fresnel Imager, a proposed design for a space telescope that uses Fresnel zone plates
- Fresnel diffraction mirror, an atomic mirror utilizing Fresnel diffraction
Fresnel (unit of frequency)
A Fresnel is a unit of frequency equal to 1012 s−1. It was occasionally used in the field of spectroscopy, but its use has been superseded by terahertz (with the identical value 1012hertz).
References
Podcasts:
Fresnel
ALBUMS
- Scenario released: 2003
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by Beanbag
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by Aniel
Free Signal
by: BeanbagI have a reason to live. Can't take away from me!
The car drove past at a hundred miles.
It threw a bag in the shape of a body that read.
I've got time and you're wasting it here.
She knew these words and placed her body back into her bunk.
She dreamed of better spaces.
Like the ones stuck in replay.
Ejected from her morals
Her mind told her it's sane, it's sane.
I'd like a signal that I receive.
A clearer picture than my TV.
A static free emotional sound
breaking through all the darkness that surrounds me.
Towns seem to compliment her style.
She trys to swallow a sinker with the hook intact.
Probing her heart with words of fabrication.
She torments herself but that thin line to heaven is strong.
Her feet can barely function. (she looks around)
She's breathing from one lung. (she looks around)
She's just convinced to die, to die.
She says "that word" which cuts like a knife.