FITZGERALD CONTRACTION


Meaning of FITZGERALD CONTRACTION in English

(also FitzGerald–Lorentz contraction )

■ noun Physics the shortening of a moving body in the direction of its motion, especially at speeds close to that of light.

Origin

named after George. F. Fitzgerald , Irish physicist, and the Dutch physicist H. A. Lorentz , who independently postulated the theory.

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