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4 dictionary results for: Albert Abraham Michelson
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Mi·chel·son
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| Albert Abraham, 1852–1931, U.S. physicist, born in Prussia (now Poland): Nobel prize 1907. |
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| Mi·chel·son
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German-born American physicist who with Edward Morley disproved the existence of ether, the hypothetical medium of electromagnetic waves. He won a 1907 Nobel Prize in physics. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| albert abraham michelson | |
noun | |
| United States physicist (born in Germany) who collaborated with Morley in the Michelson-Morley experiment (1852-1931) [syn: Michelson] |
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| Michelson
(mī'kəl-sən) Pronunciation Key
German-born American physicist who (with Edward Morley) disproved the existence of ether, the hypothetical medium of electromagnetic waves. Their work served as the starting point for Albert Einstein's development of the theory of relativity. |
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