"Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions [plural]
Etymology: Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction (plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions)
  1. The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds. Wikipedia link: Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction Categories (topical): Relativity Synonyms: length contraction Related terms: special relativity Translations (Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction): længdeforkortelse [common-gender] (Danish), pituuskontraktio (Finnish), Längenverkürzung [feminine] (German), Längenkontraktion [feminine] (German), Lorentzkontraktion [feminine] (German)

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