foucault

Fou·cault

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo-koh]
- /fuˈkoʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo-koh]
- /fuˈkoʊ/

Definitions of foucault word

noun foucault Jean Bernard Léon [zhahn ber-nar ley-awn] /ʒɑ̃ bɛrˈnar leɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1819–68, French physicist. 1
noun foucault Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1926–84, French philosopher. 1
noun foucault Jean Bernard Léon (ʒɑ̃ bɛrnar leɔ̃). 1819–68, French physicist. He determined the velocity of light and proved that light travels more slowly in water than in air (1850). He demonstrated by means of the pendulum named after him the rotation of the earth on its axis (1851) and invented the gyroscope (1852) 0
noun foucault Michel. 1926–84, French philosopher and historian of ideas. His publications include Histoire de la folie (1961) and Les Mots et les choses (1966) 0
noun foucault Jean Berˈnard Léˈon (ʒɑ̃ bɛʀˈnaʀ leɪˈɔ̃̃) ; zhän bernȧrˈ lāōnˈ) 1819-68; Fr. physicist 0
noun foucault Michel1926-84; Fr. philosopher 0

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