English Explanatory Dictionary

Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.

Word forms

Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

Etymology

Named after Hippolyte Fizeau and Léon Foucault.

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