| 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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