Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minkowskian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: minkowskian
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative letter-case form of Minkowskian.

adj

Of or pertaining to Hermann Minkowski, the German mathematician.

adj

Of or pertaining to Minkowski spacetime.

Etymology

From Minkowski + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Minkowski

Inflected Forms

more Minkowskian (comparative) most Minkowskian (superlative)

Phrases

Minkowski space Minkowski spacetime

Frequently Paired Words

Minkowski space Minkowski spacetime

Questions

What does minkowskian mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Minkowskian.
Where does minkowskian come from?: From Minkowski + -an.

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