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Lorentz transformation

Lo·rentz trans·for·ma·tion [ láwrənts transfər màysh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
equation relating space and time: one of the equations relating space and time that holds between two observers of an event who are moving with uniform velocity relative to each other

[Early 20th century. After Hendrik Antoon Lorentz]
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