relativity : Idioms & Phrases

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einstein's general theory of relativity

  • noun a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
    Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory.
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einstein's special theory of relativity

  • noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    special relativity theory; Einstein's special theory of relativity; special relativity.
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einstein's theory of relativity

  • noun (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
    Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory.
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general relativity

  • noun a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
    Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory.
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general relativity theory

  • noun a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
    Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory.
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general theory of relativity

  • noun a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
    Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory.
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principle of relativity

  • noun (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred
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relativity theory

  • noun (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
    Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory.
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special relativity

  • noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    special relativity theory; Einstein's special theory of relativity; special relativity.
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special relativity theory

  • noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    special relativity theory; Einstein's special theory of relativity; special relativity.
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special theory of relativity

  • noun a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
    special relativity theory; Einstein's special theory of relativity; special relativity.
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theory of relativity

  • noun (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
    Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory.
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