Associations to the word «Foucault»
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Adjective
Wiktionary
FOUCAULT, proper noun. Michel Foucault
FOUCAULT CURRENT, noun. (physics) An eddy current.
FOUCAULT CURRENTS, noun. Plural of Foucault current
FOUCAULT PENDULUM, noun. Foucault's pendulum
Dictionary definition
FOUCAULT, noun. French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868).
Wise words
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