Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minkowski

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables
minkows-ki
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Mińkowski.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Minkowskis (plural)

Derived Forms

Minkowskian

Phrases

Brunn-Minkowski inequality Brunn-Minkowski theorem Hasse-Minkowski theorem Minkowski addition Minkowski-Bouligand dimension Minkowski diagram Minkowski difference Minkowski dimension

Questions

What does minkowski mean?
A surname from Polish.
Where does minkowski come from?
It is traced to Polish.

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