Einstein's theory of relativity

Noun

Meaning

(physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

relativity special relativity theory of relativity relativity theory

Hypernyms

scientific theory

Hyponyms

special relativity general relativity special theory of relativity general theory of relativity Einstein's general theory of relativity Einstein's special theory of relativity

Examples

The 4D style, or cosmic comics and relativistic humor, is based on Einstein's theory of relativity which I came up with 20 years ago. 4D works use the idea of the fourth dimension, time, playing on such surrealistic and amazing subjects as motion relativity, space curvature and time dilation. Javad Alizadeh

Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things. Brian Greene

Early-twentieth-century abstraction is art's version of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. It's the idea that changed everything everywhere: quickly, decisively, for good. Jerry Saltz

Jesus could not have imagined such an idea as Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. John Shelby Spong

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, a high-energy nucleus appears length contracted, or compressed, along its direction of motion. Source: Internet

These atomic clocks slow down very slightly (only a second or so per year) as predicted by Einstein's theory of relativity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

einstein's spacetime theory einstein's special theory of gravity Einstein's special theory of relativity einstein's theory of spacetime einstein's unified field theory einstein-podolsky-rosen paradox