English noun: relativity |
1. | relativity (cognition) (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts |
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| Synonyms | Einstein's theory of relativity, relativity theory, theory of relativity |
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| Broader (hypernym) | scientific theory |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Einstein's general theory of relativity, Einstein's special theory of relativity, general relativity, general relativity theory, general theory of relativity, special relativity, special relativity theory, special theory of relativity |
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| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics |
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| Domain category members | event |
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2. | relativity (attribute) the quality of being relative and having significance only in relation to something else |
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| Broader (hypernym) | quality |
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