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Lagrangian.

Of or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange (Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia).

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Meaning & usage

adj/ləˈɡɹɑ(ː)nd͡ʒi.ən//ləˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒi.ən//læˈɡɹɑ̃ʒi.ən/
  1. Of or relating to Joseph Louis Lagrange (Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia).

    not-comparable
  2. Relating to Lagrangian mechanics.

    not-comparable
  3. Of or relating to a Lagrange point.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Lagrange Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Lagrangian From Lagrange + -ian. Named after Italian nautralist Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia (Joseph-Louis Lagrange) who became a Frenchman. From French Lagrange, from Italian Lagrangia. By surface analysis, Lagrangia + -ian.

noun/ləˈɡɹɑ(ː)nd͡ʒi.ən//ləˈɡɹeɪnd͡ʒi.ən//læˈɡɹɑ̃ʒi.ən/
  1. Ellipsis of Lagrangian function.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. A function summarizing the dynamics of a physical system, typically in non-relativistic contexts amounting to the kinetic energy minus the potential energy, L=T-V.

    specifically
  3. An object residing in a Lagrange point.

  4. Ellipsis of Lagrangian point, a Lagrange point.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  5. Ellipsis of Lagrangian density.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Lagrange Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Lagrangian From Lagrange + -ian. Named after Italian nautralist Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia (Joseph-Louis Lagrange) who became a Frenchman. From French Lagrange, from Italian Lagrangia. By surface analysis, Lagrangia + -ian.

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