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noun
The decrease in length of a moving object in the direction of motion, measurable only at relativistic speeds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: length contraction
Antonyms: none provided
History
Named after Hendrik Lorentz and George Francis FitzGerald.
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