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Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

Fizeau-Foucault apparatus noun: either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.

Noun

Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

  1. (historical) Either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.

Origin of Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

Named after Hippolyte Fizeau and Léon Foucault.

Questions about Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

What does Fizeau-Foucault apparatus mean?
Fizeau-Foucault apparatus means either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.
What part of speech is Fizeau-Foucault apparatus?
Fizeau-Foucault apparatus is a noun.

Words near Fizeau-Foucault apparatus in the dictionary

  1. fiz-gigged
  2. fiz-gigging
  3. fiz-gigs
  4. fizbo
  5. fizbos
  6. Fizeau-Foucault apparatus
  7. fizeek
  8. fizelyite
  9. Fizer
  10. Fizers
  11. Fizeșu Gherlii

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