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Hughes-Drever experiment

Hughes-Drever experiment noun: any of various spectroscopic tests of the isotropy of mass and space, originally to test Mach's principle and now understood to be important tests of Lorentz invariance.

Noun

Hughes-Drever experiment (plural Hughes-Drever experiments)

  1. Any of various spectroscopic tests of the isotropy of mass and space, originally to test Mach's principle and now understood to be important tests of Lorentz invariance.

Forms of Hughes-Drever experiment

pluralHughes-Drever experiments

Origin of Hughes-Drever experiment

Named after Vernon W. Hughes and Ronald Drever, who independently conducted experiments of this kind in the early 1960s.

Questions about Hughes-Drever experiment

What does Hughes-Drever experiment mean?
Hughes-Drever experiment means any of various spectroscopic tests of the isotropy of mass and space, originally to test Mach's principle and now understood to be important tests of Lorentz invariance.
What part of speech is Hughes-Drever experiment?
Hughes-Drever experiment is a noun.
What is the plural of Hughes-Drever experiment?
The plural of Hughes-Drever experiment is Hughes-Drever experiments.

Words near Hughes-Drever experiment in the dictionary

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  2. Hughes
  3. Hughes Brook
  4. Hughes County
  5. Hughes syndrome
  6. Hughes-Drever experiment
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  8. Hughes-Stovin syndrome
  9. Hughesdale
  10. Hughesdon
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