relativity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
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Etymology
From relative (“connected to or depending on something else”) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives where the nouns refer to the properties, qualities, or states described by the adjectives). Sense 2.1 (“reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed”) is a translation of German Relativität (“relativity”) used in the works of the German-American theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955). Morphologically relative + -ity.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).
alt of principle of relativity
- (specifically, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”). ▸ Also Einsteinian relativity: the reliance of the nature of physical phenomena (such as gravity, light, mass, and time) on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories, special relativity and general relativity.
- (countable, in-plural, usually) An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity.
- (countable, in-plural, specifically, uncountable, usually) An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity. ▸ The difference in pay or positions between different employees in a business (internal relativity), or between different businesses (external relativity); a differential.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| relativities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
relativitist · Einsteinian relativity · aliorelativity · Galilean relativity · special relativity · principle of relativity · general relativity · theory of relativity
Relateds
relativized · relativisation · relatively · relativizer · relativised · relativeness · relativiser · relativist · relativistic · relativism · relativization · relativise · relative · relatival · relativize
Translations (55)
de Relativität (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · de Relativität (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · uk відно́сність (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · bg относителност (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · pl względność (reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories) · cy perthnasedd (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · fr relativité (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · pl względność (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · hi आपेक्षिकता (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · la relātīvitās (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · ga coibhneasacht (reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories) · es relatividad (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · ga coibhneasacht (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · cmn 相關性 /相关性 (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · hy հարաբերականություն (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · pl różnica (difference in pay or positions between different employees in a business, or between different businesses — see also differential) · pl względność (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · ja 相対 (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · tl katugnayan (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · fi suhteellisuus (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · cmn 相對論 /相对论 (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · ka ფარდობითობა (reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories) · cmn 相對性 /相对性 (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · cs relativnost (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · no relativitet (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · cy perthnasedd (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ru относи́тельность (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · az relyativizm (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · hy հարաբերականություն (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · el σχετικότητα (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · ru относи́тельность (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · hi आपेक्षिकता (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · hi आपेक्षिकता (reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories) · pt relatividade (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ga gaolmhaireacht (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · be адно́снасць (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ja 相対性 (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · sh релативност (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · es relatividad (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ca relativitat (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · az nisbilik (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · sh relativnost (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ro relativitate (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · pt relatividade (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · cmn 關聯性 /关联性 (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · sv relativitet (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ga coibhneasacht (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ca relativitat (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · fr relativité (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · cs relativita (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · fi suhteellisuus (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · uk відно́сність (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · ro relativitate (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers) · tl katugnayan (the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism) · az nisbilik (principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers)
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