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spinor

/spɪnɔɹ/

spinor noun: an element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.

Noun

spinor (plural spinors)

  1. An element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.

Forms of spinor

pluralspinors

Words formed from spinor

Questions about spinor

What does spinor mean?
Spinor means an element of the fundamental representation of a Clifford algebra that transforms to its negative when the space is rotated through a complete turn from 0° to 360°.
What part of speech is spinor?
Spinor is a noun.
How do you pronounce spinor?
Spinor is pronounced /spɪnɔɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of spinor?
The plural of spinor is spinors.

Words near spinor in the dictionary

  1. spinophillin
  2. spinopostzygapophyseal
  3. spinopostzygapophysial
  4. spinoprezygapophyseal
  5. spinoptics
  6. spinor
  7. spinorama
  8. spinoramas
  9. spinoreticular
  10. spinoreticular tract
  11. spinoreticular tracts

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