(n) the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field, Example:the Lorentz force can be used to suspend a current-carrying object between two magnets
(n) Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989), Syn. Konrad Lorenz, Konrad Zacharias Lorenz
(n) Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492), Syn. Lorenzo the Magnificent