einstein
One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradianceOne mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.
Meaning
4 senses(dated)One mole of photons, regardless of frequency, as used to measure irradiance.
The einstein (symbol E) is an obsolete unit with two conflicting definitions.
(informal)A genius; a very smart person.
He's a prodigy — they call him their little einstein.
A genius; a very smart person.
(broadly, informal, sarcastic)An idiot; a very stupid person.
Yeah, that guy is a real einstein — he always finds a way to mess up the simplest order.
A shape that can be repeated to cover a plane with a nonrepeating pattern.
- physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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Named in honor of Albert Einstein, who explained the photoelectric effect. From German eiNamed in honor of Albert Einstein, who explained the photoelectric effect.
From German ein Stein, "one stone", coined by scientists in recent decades, but with tongue-in-cheek tacit acknowledgment of the homonymy with einstein and Einstein; "a pun playing with the famous scientist's name and the German term "ein Stein" for "one stone".
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224 synonyms- physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955):Albert Einstein
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality:geniusmastermindbrainbrainiacwonder