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LORENTZ
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• LORENTZ (noun)
The noun LORENTZ has 1 sense:
1. Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928)
Familiarity information: LORENTZ used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz; Lorentz
Instance hypernyms:
physicist (a scientist trained in physics)
Context examples
It is also known as the Lorentz distribution.
(Cauchy Distribution, NCI Thesaurus)
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