Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

michelson-morley experiment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: michel-son--mor-ley -ex-per-i-ment
IPA

48

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

9

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An attempt in 1887 to detect the existence of the luminiferous aether by comparing the speed of light in perpendicular directions.

Etymology

Named after American physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley, who performed the experiment.

Inflected Forms

the Michelson-Morley experiment (canonical)

Questions

What does michelson-morley experiment mean?: An attempt in 1887 to detect the existence of the luminiferous aether by comparing the speed of light in perpendicular directions.
Where does michelson-morley experiment come from?: Named after American physicists Albert A. Michelson and Edward W. Morley, who performed the experiment.

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