Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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relativity | Yes | No | No | No |
special theory of relativity | Yes | No | No | No |
relativity (noun) | special theory of relativity (noun) |
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the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else | 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 |
(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts |