Fizeau-Foucault apparatus

noun

Either of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalEither of two types of instrument used to measure the speed of light.

Origin

Named after Hippolyte Fizeau and Léon Foucault.

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Fizeau-Foucault apparatus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fizeau-Foucault%20apparatus

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“Fizeau-Foucault apparatus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fizeau-Foucault%20apparatus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fizeau-Foucault apparatus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fizeau-Foucault%20apparatus.

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