Allais effect

noun

The alleged anomalous behavior of pendulums or gravimeters which is sometimes purportedly observed during a solar eclipse.

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Meanings

nounAllais effect (plural Allais effects)

plural Allais effects

  1. uncommonThe alleged anomalous behavior of pendulums or gravimeters which is sometimes purportedly observed during a solar eclipse.

Origin

Named after Maurice Allais who first reported the alleged effect.

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APA

Allais effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allais%20effect

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“Allais effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allais%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Allais effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Allais%20effect.

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