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单词 relativistic
释义

relativistic

[ rel-uh-tuh-vis-tik ]
/ ˌrɛl ə təˈvɪs tɪk /

adjective

of or relating to relativity or relativism.
Physics.
  1. subject to the special or the general theory of relativity.
  2. (of a velocity) having a magnitude that is a significant fraction of the speed of light.
  3. (of a particle) having a relativistic velocity: radiation from relativistic electrons.

Origin of relativistic

First recorded in 1885–90; relativist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM relativistic

rel·a·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbul·tra·rel·a·tiv·is·tic, adjectiveun·rel·a·tiv·is·tic, adjective

Words nearby relativistic

relative to, relative topology, relative wind, relativism, relativist, relativistic, relativistic mass, relativistic quantum mechanics, relativity, relativize, relator
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Example sentences from the Web for relativistic

  • The man had used a simplified quantum mechanics without correction for relativistic effects.

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British Dictionary definitions for relativistic

relativistic
/ (ˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk) /

adjective

physics having or involving a speed close to that of light so that the behaviour is described by the theory of relativity rather than by Newtonian mechanicsa relativistic electron; a relativistic velocity
physics of, concerned with, or involving relativity
of or relating to relativism

Derived forms of relativistic

relativistically, adverb
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