Casimir Effect Definition
kăzə-mîr
noun
The effect of a net attractive force between objects in a vacuum, caused by the reduction of vacuum pressure in the space between the objects, where the wavelengths of vacuum fluctuations are more limited than in the space around the objects.
American Heritage
The effect of the Casimir force.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Casimir Effect
Noun
Singular:
Casimir effect
Plural:
casimir-effectsOrigin of Casimir Effect
After Hendrik Casimir (1909–2000), Dutch physicist who predicted its existence in collaboration with Dirk Polder (1919–2001), Dutch physicist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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