Definitions

1. noun

A unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter, used to measure small distances in physics, particularly in the measurement of astronomical objects.

“The astronomers measured the distance to the new star using the eddington as their unit of measurement.”

2. proper noun

A village in Wiltshire, England, best known as the site of the Eddington experiment in 1919, where Sir Arthur Eddington confirmed Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

“The village of Eddington was where Sir Arthur Eddington conducted his groundbreaking experiment in 1919.”