lorentz-fitzgerald contraction

Lo·rentz-Fitz·Ger·ald contrac·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawr-uh nts, lohr- fits-jer-uh ld kuh n-trak-shuh n]
- /ˈlɔr ənts, ˈloʊr- fɪtsˈdʒɛr əld kənˈtræk ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawr-uh nts, lohr- fits-jer-uh ld kuh n-trak-shuh n]
- /ˈlɔr ənts, ˈloʊr- fɪtsˈdʒɛr əld kənˈtræk ʃən/

Definitions of lorentz-fitzgerald contraction words

noun lorentz-fitzgerald contraction FitzGerald contraction. 1
noun lorentz-fitzgerald contraction the supposed contraction of a body in the direction of its motion through the ether, postulated to explain the result of the Michelson-Morley experiment. The special theory of relativity denies that any such real change can occur in a body as a result of uniform motion but shows that an observer moving with respect to the body will determine an apparent change given by a formula similar to that of Lorentz and Fitzgerald 0

before 1920

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First recorded in 1920-25

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