A fizeau
[fee-zoh] /fiˈzoʊ/
noun
armande hippolyte louis
[ar-mahn ee-paw-leet lwee] /arˈmɑ̃ i pɔˈlit lwi/ (show ipa), 1819–96, french physicist.
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