luminiferous (Meaning)
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luminiferous (a.)
Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether.
Synonyms & Antonyms of luminiferous
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luminiferous Sentence Examples
- The luminiferous ether was once believed to be a hypothetical medium for the propagation of light waves.
- The Michelson-Morley experiment aimed to detect the motion of the Earth through the luminiferous ether.
- The absence of any significant result in the Michelson-Morley experiment challenged the existence of the luminiferous ether.
- Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity eliminated the need for a luminiferous ether.
- The luminiferous vector was a hypothetical vector used to represent the velocity of light in the luminiferous ether frame.
- The luminiferous medium was thought to possess a specific refractive index and density.
- The luminiferous hypothesis was an important topic of scientific debate in the late 19th century.
- The luminiferous theory failed to account for experimental observations and was eventually abandoned.
- The luminiferous substance was proposed to be an all-pervading and highly elastic medium.
- The luminiferous fluid was imagined as a subtle and ethereal substance that filled all space.
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Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the luminiferous ether.
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The luminiferous ether was once believed to be a hypothetical medium for the propagation of light waves.
The Michelson-Morley experiment aimed to detect the motion of the Earth through the luminiferous ether.
The absence of any significant result in the Michelson-Morley experiment challenged the existence of the luminiferous ether.
Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity eliminated the need for a luminiferous ether.
