Einsteinian

[ ahyn-stahy-nee-uhn ]

/ aɪnˈstaɪ ni ən /

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adjective

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

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Origin of Einsteinian

First recorded in 1920–25; Einstein + -ian

Words nearby Einsteinian

einkanter, einkorn, Einstein, Einstein, Albert, Einstein equation, Einsteinian, einsteinium, Einstein model, Einstein shift, Einstein's mass-energy law, Einstein's photoelectric equation

How to use Einsteinian in a sentence

It now remains for some inventor of Einsteinian proclivities to devise one in several dimensions!
Mazes and Labyrinths|W. H. Matthews
Sutter had a layman's knowledge of Einsteinian physics, and he knew that experiments in Time were being made every day.
Made in Tanganyika|Carl Richard Jacobi
It would take days to explain it, but it can throw a ship into Trans-Einsteinian Space.
Hunters Out of Space|Joseph Everidge Kelleam
But that minute fraction of a per cent was enough to show that the known universe was not totally Einsteinian.
Psichopath|Gordon Randall Garrett

They got a weary trip ahead of them,” Gusterson said, “unless they work out a hyper-Einsteinian drive on the way.
The Creature from Cleveland Depths|Fritz Reuter Leiber