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Detailed Synonyms for Foucault in English
Foucault:
Foucault [the ~] noun
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the Foucault
– 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) 1the Foucault; the Jean Bernard Leon Foucault– 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) 1