Einsteinian

American  

[ahyn-stahy-nee-uhn] / aɪnˈstaɪ ni ən /

adjective

1. pertaining to Albert Einstein or his theories, especially the theory of relativity.

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Etymology

Origin of Einsteinian

First recorded in 1920–25; Einstein + -ian

Example Sentences

It’s perfectly OK to mention that, theoretically, traveling on a train is traveling through time, without later explicating the Einsteinian theory behind the assertion.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023

That’s the Einsteinian time-space conundrum to ponder as we consider the recent game between American GM Fabiano Caruana and Dutch star GM Anish Giri from the recent Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest.

From Washington Times • May 23, 2023

After all, she says, physics successfully transitioned from a rigid Newtonian framework to a more nuanced and fluid Einsteinian description of reality.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2023

The equations that describe quantum phenomena turned out to have analogues in the Einsteinian equations for gravity.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Einsteinian physics can thus be regarded as inheriting the results of Newtonian physics while going far beyond them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton