Foucault (n)
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air
def invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868)
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Instance Hypernym physicist
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Instance Hyponym physicist

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