Lorentz

American  

[lawr-uhnts, lohr-, loh-rents] / ˈlɔr ənts, ˈloʊr-, ˈloʊ rɛnts /

noun

1. Hendrik Antoon 1853–1928, Dutch physicist: Nobel Prize 1902.

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Lorentz British  

/ ˈloːrənts /

noun

1. Hendrik Antoon (ˈhɛndrɪk ˈantoːn). 1853–1928, Dutch physicist: shared the Nobel prize for physics (1902) with Zeeman for their work on electromagnetic theory

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Lorentz Scientific  

/ lôr′ənts /

1. Dutch physicist who was one of the first to develop theories of the electron, for which he shared the 1902 Nobel Prize for physics with Pieter Zeeman. His ideas on the invariance of physical laws with respect to time and space paved the way for Albert Einstein's theory of Special Relativity.

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Example Sentences

Quantum theory evolved with Lorentz invariance at its core.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026

Montour gave Florida a 3-2 lead on a blue-line shot with 3:30 left in the second, with Lorentz making it a two-goal game from the slot at 9:41 of the third.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

That creates a force - called the Lorentz force - which acts on the sea water and propels the craft along.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2023

San Jose hung around with a power-play goal with just over a minute to play in the second when Lorentz tipped home a Tomas Hertl shot for his 10th.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023

According to the equations of the Lorentz transformation, this simple relation between x and t involves a relation between x' and t'.

From Relativity: The Special and General Theory by Einstein, Albert