Meanings
nounLorentz transformation (plural Lorentz transformations)
plural Lorentz transformations
- relativitymathematicsA transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.
Origin
Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan transformació de Lorentz
- transformació de Lorentzmathematics
Estonian Lorentzi teisendus
- Lorentzi teisendusmathematics
Finnish Lorentz-muunnos
- Lorentz-muunnosmathematics
French transformation de Lorentz
- transformation de Lorentzmathematics
German Lorentztransformation
- Lorentztransformationmathematics
Hungarian Lorentz-transzformáció
- Lorentz-transzformációmathematics
Italian trasformazione di Lorentz
- trasformazione di Lorentzmathematics
Polish transformacja Lorentza
- transformacja Lorentzamathematics
Portuguese transformação de Lorentz
- transformação de Lorentzmathematics
Spanish transformación de Lorentz
- transformación de Lorentzmathematics
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Lorentz transformation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorentz%20transformation
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“Lorentz transformation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lorentz%20transformation. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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