Dictionary Definition
Klein
Noun
1 German mathematician who created the Klein
bottle (1849-1925) [syn: Felix
Klein]
2 United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria)
who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small
children (1882-1960) [syn: Melanie
Klein]
3 United States fashion designer noted for
understated fashions (born in 1942) [syn: Calvin
Klein, Calvin
Richard Klein]
User Contributed Dictionary
Dutch
Pronunciation
- (NL) /klɛɪn/|lang=nl
- (BE) /klɛːn/|lang=nl
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- /klaɪn/
Adjective
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
Klein may refer to:
People with the surname Klein:
In places:
- Klein, Montana, community in the United States
- Klein, Texas, community in the United States
- Klein-Betschkerek, community in Romania
- Klein Bonaire, island near Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles
In mathematics and science:
- Klein bottle, name for a particular non-orientable surface
- Klein quartic, name for a particular Riemann surface
- Klein four-group, name for a particular non-cyclic finite group
- Klein-Gordon equation
- Klein-Nishina Formula
- Clifford-Klein form
- Kaluza-Klein theory
Other:
- Klein Modellbahn, Austrian model railway manufacturer
- United States v. Klein, a precedent-setting US court case
Klein in Czech: Klein
Klein in German: Klein
Klein in French: Klein
Klein in Korean: 클라인
Klein in Dutch: Klein
Klein in Japanese: クライン
Klein in Polish: Klein
Klein in Portuguese: Klein
Klein in Russian: Клайн