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special theory of relativity

spe·cial the·o·ry of rel·a·tiv·i·ty
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l thee-uh-ree, theer-ee uhv, ov rel-uh-tiv-i-tee]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ˈθi ə ri, ˈθɪər i ʌv, ɒv ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spesh-uh l thee-uh-ree, theer-ee uhv, ov rel-uh-tiv-i-tee]
    • /ˈspɛʃ əl ˈθi ə ri, ˈθɪər i ʌv, ɒv ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti/

Definitions of special theory of relativity words

  • noun special theory of relativity the state or fact of being relative. 1
  • noun special theory of relativity Physics. a theory, formulated essentially by Albert Einstein, that all motion must be defined relative to a frame of reference and that space and time are relative, rather than absolute concepts: it consists of two principal parts. The theory dealing with uniform motion (special theory of relativity or special relativity) is based on the two postulates that physical laws have the same mathematical form when expressed in any inertial system, and the velocity of light is independent of the motion of its source and will have the same value when measured by observers moving with constant velocity with respect to each other. Derivable from these postulates are the conclusions that there can be no motion at a speed greater than that of light in a vacuum, mass increases as velocity increases, mass and energy are equivalent, and time is dependent on the relative motion of an observer measuring the time. The theory dealing with gravity (general theory of relativity or general relativity) is based on the postulate that the local effects of a gravitational field and of acceleration of an inertial system are identical. 1
  • noun special theory of relativity dependence of a mental state or process upon the nature of the human mind: relativity of values; relativity of knowledge. 1
  • noun special theory of relativity the theory proposed in 1905 by Einstein, which assumes that the laws of physics are equally valid in all nonaccelerated frames of reference and that the speed of electromagnetic radiation in free space has the same value for all inertial observers. It leads to the idea of a space-time continuum and the equivalence of mass and energy. In combination with quantum mechanics it forms the basis of the theory of elementary particles 0

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Origin of special theory of relativity

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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