Vi fant 3 definisjoner av theory of relativity på engelsk.
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| theory of relativity - (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts | ||
| relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity | ||
| scientific theory a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" | ||
| natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | ||
| einstein's general theory of relativity, general relativity, general relativity theory, general theory of relativity a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence) | ||
| einstein's special theory of relativity, special relativity, special relativity theory, special theory of relativity a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems | ||
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| theory of relativity - The generic term of the special relativity and the general relativity, two theories in physics developed mainly by Albert Einstein at the beginning of the 20th century from which several important results such as the equivalence of matter and energy and the Einstein field equations are derived. |