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twistor

twistor noun: any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a four-dimensional space, twistor space, with metric signature (2,2), a proposed path to a theory of quantum gravity.

Noun

twistor (plural twistors)

  1. Any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a four-dimensional space, twistor space, with metric signature (2,2), a proposed path to a theory of quantum gravity.
    • Holonym: amplituhedron
    • Meronym: spinor

Forms of twistor

pluraltwistors

Origin of twistor

From twist + -or.

Words formed from twistor

Questions about twistor

What does twistor mean?
Twistor means any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a four-dimensional space, twistor space, with metric signature (2,2), a proposed path to a theory of quantum gravity.
What part of speech is twistor?
Twistor is a noun.
What is the plural of twistor?
The plural of twistor is twistors.

Words near twistor in the dictionary

  1. twistlock
  2. twistlocks
  3. twistometer
  4. twistometers
  5. twistometry
  6. twistor
  7. twistorial
  8. twistorially
  9. twistorian
  10. twistorians
  11. twistorlike

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