Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lorentz transformation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: lorentz -trans-for-ma-tion
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.

Etymology

Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928).

Inflected Forms

Lorentz transformations (plural)

Phrases

Lorentz factor

Frequently Paired Words

Lorentz factor orthochronous

Questions

What does lorentz transformation mean?: A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.
Where does lorentz transformation come from?: Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928).

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