relativity
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8.1
- noun
- /ˌrɛlətɪˈvæləti/
- Specialized
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teoría de la relatividad
- According to the special theory of relativity, clocks in motion beat more slowly than clocks at rest.
- general relativity
- relativity theory
- special relativity
So general relativity allows for wormholes.
- So general relativity allows for wormholes.
- So general relativity describes how mass and energy can curve space-time.
- You know, Einstein said that with relativity that there are great warping forces in the universe, but it is fundamentally harmonious and predictable.
- That's still described by Einstein's general relativity.
- So the black hole understanding prior to the work of Roger Penrose and Stephen Hawking, was just a theoretical model based on Einstein's work on relativity.
- Now having said that, I've read four of the original lectures he gave on general relativity and those were very helpful.
- He taught me relativity when I did doing my PhD in Oxford.
- Now of course we're not doing relativity, but nevertheless it's still a true thing here.
- What happens if that jiggling starts to bump into relativity?
Examples
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The general theory of relativity has held up startlingly well against all later tests.
Academic text (1991) -
According to the general theory of relativity, a singularity represents a boundary to space and time.
Academic text (1992) -
l was trying to explain the theory of relativity.
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Okay, let me give you the theory of relativity.
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It's time for your advanced course in relativity.
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Einstein published his Theory of Relativity more than 40 years ago now.
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This flight will put Einstein's theory of relativity to the test.
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So general relativity describes how mass and energy can curve space-time.
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Under these conditions, relativity theory predicts that they will perceive the same events differently.
Academic text (1994) -
Einstein's theory of relativity revolutionized our understanding of time and space.
Synonyms
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6.7
A scientific idea that space and time are linked and change with motion and gravity
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6.7
A scientific theory that says gravity is the bending of space and time by heavy things like stars and planets
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6.8
A scientific idea that says gravity happens because space and time bend
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6.8
A scientific idea that says space and time change depending on speed and gravity
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7.1
A theory that says physics works the same for all objects moving at constant speed and light speed is constant
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8.1
A theory by Albert Einstein that explains gravity as the bending of space and time
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6.5
A scientific idea by Einstein that space and time depend on how fast something moves
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6.1
A scientific idea that space and time change with speed and that light has the same speed for all observers
A physics idea that light moves at the same speed and time and space change for moving people
A 1905 Einstein theory saying time and space change because light's speed is always the same
Explains gravity as the bending of space and time by heavy objects
Antonyms
- Specialized
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9.6
Space that exists by itself and stays the same no matter what is in it
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.7
A scientific idea that space and time are linked and change with motion and gravity
- Specialized
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6.7
A scientific theory that says gravity is the bending of space and time by heavy things like stars and planets
- Specialized
3
6.8
A scientific idea that says gravity happens because space and time bend
- Specialized
3
6.8
A scientific idea that says space and time change depending on speed and gravity
- Specialized
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7.1
A theory that says physics works the same for all objects moving at constant speed and light speed is constant
- Specialized
1
8.1
A theory by Albert Einstein that explains gravity as the bending of space and time
- Specialized
1
6.5
A scientific idea by Einstein that space and time depend on how fast something moves
- Specialized
1
6.1
A scientific idea that space and time change with speed and that light has the same speed for all observers
- Specialized
A 1905 Einstein theory saying time and space change because light's speed is always the same
- Specialized
Explains gravity as the bending of space and time by heavy objects
- Specialized
Laws of physics are the same for people moving at a steady speed
- Specialized
A physics idea that light moves at the same speed and time and space change for moving people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Relativity in physics uses the same root as relate and relation, which mean 'to connect'. Einstein used this idea to show that space and time are not fixed but 'depend on' the motion of the person watching, so measurements are 'relative' to who watches.