Einstein
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Einstein is a noun meaning (photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.
Meaning
(photochemistry, dated) One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.
More Meanings
- (informal) A genius; a very smart person.
- (mathematics, physics) A shape that can be repeated to cover a plane with a nonrepeating pattern.
Example Sentences
He's a prodigy — they call him their little einstein.
The einstein (symbol E) is an obsolete unit with two conflicting definitions.
In less poetic terms, an einstein is an “aperiodic monotile,” a shape that tiles a plane, or an infinite two-dimensional flat surface, but only in a nonrepeating pattern. (The term “einstein” comes from the German “ein stein,” or “one stone” — more loosely, “one tile” or “one shape.”)
Word Forms
- einsteins
Synonyms for einstein
Depending on context, synonyms include boffin, brain, brainiac, egghead, geek, nerd.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buddy, brainiac, genius, head, brain, bose.
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