C2 noun #77,769 most common

relativity

UK /ɹɛləˈtɪvɨti/ | US /ɹɛləˈtɪvɨti/

The state of being relative to something else.

relativity in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The state of being relative to something else.
  • (noun) The principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers.
  • (noun) Either of two theories (special relativity or general relativity) developed by German-American physicist Albert Einstein. Also called Einsteinian relativity.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The state of being relative to something else.
  2. 2
    noun The principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers.
  3. 3
    noun Either of two theories (special relativity or general relativity) developed by German-American physicist Albert Einstein. Also called Einsteinian relativity.
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