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Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction noun: the decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

Noun

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction (plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions)

  1. The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

Synonyms of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

Forms of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

pluralLorentz-Fitzgerald contractions

Origin of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.

Questions about Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

What does Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction mean?
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction means the decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
What part of speech is Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction?
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction is a noun.
What is the plural of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction?
The plural of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction is Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions.

Words near Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction in the dictionary

  1. Lorentz invariant
  2. Lorentz invariants
  3. Lorentz symmetry
  4. Lorentz transformation
  5. Lorentz transformations
  6. Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
  7. Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions
  8. lorentzian
  9. Lorenz
  10. Lorenz attractor
  11. Lorenz attractors

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