relativity

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
2. (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”).
3. (specifically, uncountable, usually) Ellipsis of principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).
4. (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.
5. (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.

Sinonieme

theory of relativity

relativity theory

relativeness

relativism

relevancy

relevance

relatedness

Einstein’s theory of relativity

proportionateness

correlation

relative property

counterpart

interconnectedness

oppose

opposite

proportionality

resist

vis-à-vis

Vertalings

relativité

relatività

Relativität

relatividad

relativiteit

relativitat

σχετικότητα

نسبية

relatividade

Bedingtheit

betrekkelijkheid

σχετικότης

rêjeyîtî

îzafiyet

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɛləˈtɪvɪti/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.