Michelson-Morley experiment

mic·hel·son·morleyexperiment

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a 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

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Michelson-Morley experiment

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experiment

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noun
singular	michelson-morley experiment
plural	michelson-morley experiments

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Michelangelesque Michelangelo Michelangelo Buonarroti Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Michelson Michel de Notredame Michel Eyquem Montaigne Michel Montaigne Michel Ney Michener

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