Minkowski

American  

[ming-kawf-skee, -kof-] / mɪŋˈkɔf ski, -ˈkɒf- /

noun

1. Hermann 1864–1909, German mathematician.

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Minkowski British  

/ mɪŋˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

1. Hermann (ˈhɜːmən). 1864–1909, German mathematician, born in Russia. His concept of a four-dimensional space-time continuum (1907) proved crucial for the general theory of relativity developed by Einstein

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Example Sentences

Marc Minkowski, the renowned Baroque maestro who until last year directed the Opéra National de Bordeaux, where the ballet premiered, recalled: “Angelin said, ‘I have a friend who’s one of the Daft Punks.’

From New York Times

The decision of governments across the region to keep productions rolling throughout most of the pandemic has helped fuel the industry's swift bounce-back, David Minkowski, head of production at Stillking Films, told Reuters.

From Reuters

A few years later, the German mathematician Hermann Minkowski showed that, in Einstein’s theory, space and time could be thought of as two aspects of a single four-dimensional entity known as space-time.

From National Geographic

“I am interested in understanding how she and I are relatives,” the narrator says in one of her better digressions, and one answer she contemplates is: in Minkowski spacetime.

From New York Times

Back in September of last year, Loon announced it was able to string one such connection across seven balloons spanning 621 miles, a feat that would have been impossible without the aid of Minkowski.

From The Verge