FITZGERALD CONTRACTION


Meaning of FITZGERALD CONTRACTION in English

n. (also FitzGerald effect) (in full FitzGerald-Lorentz) Physics the shortening of a moving body in the direction of its motion esp. at speeds close to that of light.

Etymology: G. F. FitzGerald, Ir. physicist d. 1901 and H. A. Lorentz, Du. physicist d. 1928

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.