Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

English

Etymology

Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.

Noun

Lorentz-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

Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

Danish: længdeforkortelse c
Finnish: pituuskontraktio
German: Längenverkürzung f, Längenkontraktion (de) f, Lorentzkontraktion f

See also

special relativity

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