Maxwellian1
/maksˈwɛlɪən/(also maxwellian) Physics
adjective
Of, relating to, or derived by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell; in accordance with or obeying Maxwell's law, equations, or distribution.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Electrician. From the name of James Clerk Maxwell + -ian.
Maxwellian2
/maksˈwɛlɪən/adjective
Of, relating to, or regarded as characteristic of Robert Maxwell, especially in relation to his misuse of employees' pension funds for business deals.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in Time. From the name of Ian Robert Maxwell (born Jan Ludvik Hoch), Czechoslovakian-born British publisher + -ian.
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