Lorentz-Fitzgerald contractions

A form of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction — The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.

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noun
  1. pluralplural of Lorentz-Fitzgerald contraction
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