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Lorentz transformation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A transformation relating the spacetime coordinates of one frame of reference to another in special relativity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: relativity

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Named after the Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853–1928).

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10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: transformació de Lorentz — mathematics
  • Estonian: Lorentzi teisendus — mathematics
  • Finnish: Lorentz-muunnos — mathematics
  • French: transformation de Lorentz — mathematics
  • German: Lorentztransformation — mathematics
  • Hungarian: Lorentz-transzformáció — mathematics
  • Italian: trasformazione di Lorentz — mathematics
  • Polish: transformacja Lorentza — mathematics
  • Portuguese: transformação de Lorentz — mathematics
  • Spanish: transformación de Lorentz — mathematics