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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)
Familiarity information: EINSTEIN'S GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• 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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