relativityrel‧a‧tiv‧i‧ty /ˌreləˈtɪvəti/ noun [uncountable] 
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ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Bondi was then a professor of mathematics at Kings College, London, and an expert on general relativity.
- Einstein's original equations of general relativity predicted that the universe was either expanding or contracting.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- However, as we have seen, classical general relativity predicts its own downfall.
- The first kind of relativity, then, has to do with the conditions that define the methodology of enquiry.
- They develop a form which conforms to their comprehension of relativity and which therefore adequately expresses it.
- You could say that, de Nesle replied; or at least, relativity does come into it.
WORD SETS► Physics
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the theory of evolution/relativity etc
the relationship in physics between time, space, and movement according to Einstein’s theory· According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► general· Einstein's original equations of general relativity predicted that the universe was either expanding or contracting.· Bondi was then a professor of mathematics at Kings College, London, and an expert on general relativity.· Ten years later he produced singlehanded his monumental theory of gravity - the general theory of relativity.· Einstein's general relativity is what is called a classical theory; that is, it does not incorporate the uncertainty principle.· We then went to a summer school in general relativity at Cornell University in upstate New York.· The theory of general relativity predicts an infinite curvature, but whether such a physical singularity can really occur is not known.· The general theory of relativity is what is called a classical theory.· The fact that Einstein's general theory of relativity turned out to predict singularities led to a crisis in physics.
► special· A final paragraph for the benefit of a reader with some knowledge of special relativity.· On the other hand, special relativity tells us something deep about physical reality, in relation to the nature of time.· Dirac's theory was the first of its kind that was consistent with both quantum mechanics and the special theory of relativity.· Let us try to understand the basics of special relativity in terms of the magnificent space-time of Minkowski.· Nearly all undergraduate texts on special relativity attempt to display the novel physical concepts of the theory at minimal mathematical cost.· Like special relativity, the monotraumatic theory is a restricted one, applicable only to certain specified frames of reference.· In most cases he was nominated for his work on both special and general relativity.· In addition the metric of the frame in free fall is locally that of special relativity.
NOUN► principle· Einstein had no intention of abandoning the relativity principle.· I have not yet explained how the relativity principle is actually incorporated into this scheme of things.
► theory· Unlike relativity theory, quantum theory is beginning to have a really significant impact on technology.