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Minkowski (iou) and Syriarch (iou)


Minkowski (iou)



Minkowski noun. E20.
[Hermann Minkowski (1864-1909), Russian-born German mathematician.]
Physics. Used attrib. with ref. to various concepts occurring in or arising from the work of Minkowski, esp. his theory that the universe has four orthogonal dimensions (the three spatial dimensions and time).

Syriarch (iou)



Syriarch noun. M19.
[Late Latin Syriarcha, -us from Greek Suriarkhes, from Suria: see SYRIAN, -ARCH.]
Hist. The director of public Games in Syria under the Romans.