See Also: Michelson(dictionary)
Michelson-Morley(dictionary)
Michelson, A(lbert) A(braham)(encyclopedia)
Michelson-Morley experiment(encyclopedia)

Michelson (iou)



Michelson noun. E20.
[A. A. Michelson (1852-1931), German-born US physicist.]
Physics. Used attrib. and in possess. to designate (a) the Michelson-Morley experiment (see MICHELSON-MORLEY); (b) an interferometer of the type used in this experiment.