FitzGerald contraction

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FitzGer′ald contrac′tion, [Physics.]

the hypothesis that a moving body exhibits a contraction in the direction of motion when its velocity is close to the speed of light. Also called Fitz•Ger′ald-Lo′rentz contrac′tion Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction.

named after German. French. FitzGerald 1915–20

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Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction

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