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Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
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English
Etymology
Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.
Noun
The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
en length contraction
Translations
Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
Danish: da længdeforkortelse c
Finnish: fi pituuskontraktio
German: de Längenverkürzung f, de Längenkontraktion f, de Lorentzkontraktion f
See also
en special relativity
en eponyms
en Relativity