HyperDic: foucault

English > 1 sense of the word Foucault:
NOUNperson Foucault, Jean Bernard Leon FoucaultFrench physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air
English > Foucault: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868).
SynonymJean Bernard Leon Foucault
Instance ofphysicistA scientist trained in physics
SpanishJean Bernard Leon Foucault
CatalanFoucault

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