spinor

spin·or

noun \ˈspi-nər, -ˌnȯr\

Definition of SPINOR

: a vector whose components are complex numbers in a two-dimensional or four-dimensional space and which is used especially in the mathematics of the theory of relativity

Origin of SPINOR

International Scientific Vocabulary spin + -or (as in vector)

First Known Use: 1931

Rhymes with SPINOR

dinner, ginner, grinner, inner, pinner, sinner, skinner, spinner, thinner, tinner, winner