theory of relativity
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[edit] Noun
- (physics) 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.
[edit] Translations
- Dutch: relativiteitstheorie nl(nl) f.
- German: Relativitätstheorie de(de) f.
- Icelandic: afstæðiskenning f. (indefinite), afstæðiskenningin f. (definite)
- Japanese: 相対性理論 (sōtaisei riron)
- Russian: теория относительности ru(ru) (t'eórija otnosít'el'nosti) f.
- Spanish: teoría de la relatividad es(es) f.
