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Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Word forms

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions

Etymology

Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.

Synonyms

length contraction

Related words

special relativity

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