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Definition of Foucault
1. 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).
Definition of Foucault
1. Proper noun. Michel Foucault ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foucault
Literary usage of Foucault
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"Foucault prism. transmitted in part, but owing to the reflecting surfaces ...
The advantage of the Foucault prism is its economy in the use of Iceland spar. ..."
2. Manual of Petrographic Methods by Albert Johannsen (1918)
"Foucault prism. transmitted in part, but owing to the reflecting surfaces ...
The advantage of the Foucault prism is its economy in the use of Iceland spar. ..."
3. A Text-book of Physics by William Watson (1905)
"Use is often made of Foucault currents to check the oscillations of a suspended
magnetic needle, such as a galvanometer needle, which are often a source of ..."
4. Louisiana; Its Colonial History and Romance: Its Colonial History and Romance by Charles Gayarré (1852)
"... on the event of the 29th of October, 1768, which was found in the possession
of the printer Braud, with an order signed by the Commissary Foucault, ..."
5. Electricity and Magnetism by Eric Mary Gerard, R. C. Duncan, Louis Duncan (1897)
"Foucault Currents.—This consequence of Lenz' law is shown in various ways; the
following experiment is .due to Foucault. A rapid movement of rotation is ..."
6. History of Louisiana by Charles Gayarré (1866)
"... which was found in the possession of the printer Braud, with an order signed
by the Commissary Foucault, authorizing the publication; that he considered ..."
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