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EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Einstein's general theory of relativity mean? 

EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY (noun)
  The noun EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY has 1 sense:

1. a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)play

  Familiarity information: EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY used as a noun is very rare.


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EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory; general theory of relativity

Hypernyms ("Einstein's general theory of relativity" is a kind of...):

Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory; theory of relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)


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