Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
English
editEtymology
editNamed after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.
Noun
editLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction (plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions)
- The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
- Synonym: length contraction
Translations
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