post-Einsteinianadj.
/ˌpəʊstʌɪnˈstʌɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌpoʊstˌaɪnˈstaɪniən/ Subsequent to, or influenced or affected by, the work of Albert Einstein; involving or relating to concepts developed after or building on Einstein's theories of relativity. Cf. Einstein n., Einsteinian adj.
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the world > matter > physics > relativity > [adjective] > relating to later theories
post-Einsteinian1938
the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > theory > [adjective] > specific
Ptolemean1623
Ptolemaical1653
Ptolemaic1654
Copernican1667
Tychonic1670
Newtonian1676
Tychonian1710
Galilean1728
vortician1734
pre-Copernican1851
Ptolemaian1864
pre-Galilean1880
post-Einsteinian1938
Velikovskian1974
1938 S. Chase Tyranny of Words viii. 89 Bridgman develops various concepts for ‘length’ in post-Einsteinian terms.
1953 Authentic Sci. Fiction Monthly Apr. 137 A relativity of moral standards which, while it may display a misleading harmony with the post-Einsteinian scientific outlook, is in fact simply a well of poison.
1973 B. Magee Popper vii. 97 Post-Einsteinian physics,..post-Freudian psychology,..post-Keynesian economics,..post-Frege logic.
1993 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 13 June 13/1 A book grounded in the Christian faith that might speak to anyone living in a post-Einsteinian universe in which love, like faith, is constantly in flux.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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