Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun michelson-morley_experiment

1 sense of michelson-morley experiment

Sense 1
Michelson-Morley experiment -- (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)
       => experiment, experimentation -- (the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation)