spinor

[ spin-er ]
/ ˈspɪn ər /

noun Mathematics, Physics.

a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.

Origin of spinor

1930–35; equivalent to spin + -or2, as in vector, tensor

Words nearby spinor

spino-, spinobulbar, spinocerebellum, spinode, spinone italiano, spinor, spinose, spinothalamic tract, spinous, spinous layer, spinous process