HyperDic: michelson-morley_experiment

English > 1 sense of the expression Michelson-Morley experiment:
NOUNactMichelson-Morley experimenta celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley
English > Michelson-Morley experiment: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA celebrated experiment conducted by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley; their failure to detect any influence of the earth's motion on the velocity of light was the starting point for Einstein's theory of relativity.
Broaderexperiment, experimentationThe act of conducting a controlled test or investigation

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