Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction

noun

The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

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length contraction
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Meanings

nounLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction (plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions)

plural Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions

  1. The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

    Synonyms: length contraction

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

Similar
length contraction
Also see
lorentz contraction

Origin

Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.

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Translations

Danish længdeforkortelse
  • længdeforkortelseLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
Finnish pituuskontraktio
  • pituuskontraktioLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
German Längenverkürzung, Längenkontraktion
  • LängenverkürzungLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
  • LängenkontraktionLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
  • LorentzkontraktionLorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
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APA

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

MLA

“Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorentz-Fitzgerald%20contraction. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorentz-Fitzgerald%20contraction.

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