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Einsteinian

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /aɪnˈstaɪ.nɪ.ən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein or his scientific theories.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Einsteiny

Antonyms: non-Einsteinian, un-Einsteinian

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to Albert Einstein or his theories

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Einsteinian universe

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Einstein, the surname of Albert Einstein (1879–1955) + English -ian (suffix forming adjectives or nouns meaning ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: einsteinià — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Czech: einsteinovský — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Danish: einsteinsk — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Finnish: einsteinilainen — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • French: einsteinien — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Galician: einsteiniano — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Georgian: აინშტაინური (ainšṭainuri) — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Italian: einsteiniano — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Portuguese: einsteiniano — of or relating to Albert Einstein
  • Spanish: einsteiniano — of or relating to Albert Einstein