einstein

n. Albert Einstein, the famous scientist who discovered the theory of relativity.

n. Albert Einstein (1879–1955), the German-born theoretical physicist widely ranked as one of the greatest scientists of all time.

“We are studying Einstein and his theories in my physics class this week.”

“Einstein revolutionized our understanding of space and time with the publication of his general theory of relativity in 1915.”

n. a person who is extremely intelligent.

n. A common noun used to describe an individual possessing exceptional intellectual ability or genius.

“You don't need to be an Einstein to figure out how to open the box.”

“The new software engineer is a total Einstein; she solved the architectural bottleneck in less than an afternoon.”

Informal

n. a name you call someone sarcastically when they say or do something obvious or silly.

n. An ironic appellation used to mock someone who has just made a blunder or stated the obvious.

“Nice job locking your keys in the car, Einstein.”

“After he spent twenty minutes looking for the glasses that were on his head, his sister just sighed and said, 'Way to go, Einstein.'”

Informal · Humorous

n. a technical unit used to measure a specific amount of light particles.

n. A unit of measure equal to one mole of photons, typically used in the study of photosynthesis and irradiance.

“The scientist measured the light in einsteins to see how the plants grew.”

“The quantum yield of the reaction was calculated by determining the number of moles of product formed per einstein of light absorbed.”

Technical

n. a special shape that can cover a flat surface in a pattern that never repeats.

n. A single tile shape (an aperiodic monotile) that can cover a plane without ever creating a repeating pattern.

“Mathematicians recently discovered a new 'einstein' shape that tiles a surface without repeating.”

“The discovery of the 'hat' polykite provided the first true example of an einstein, solving a long-standing problem in plane geometry.”

Technical