GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does general theory of relativity mean? 

• GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY (noun)
  The noun GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY has 1 sense:

1. a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)

  Familiarity information: GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENERAL THEORY OF RELATIVITY (noun)

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Meaning:

A generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Einstein's general theory of relativity; general relativity; general relativity theory; general theory of relativity

Hypernyms ("general theory of relativity" is a kind of...):

Einstein's theory of relativity; relativity; relativity theory; theory of relativity ((physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts)

 Context examples 

This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.

(Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein's Prediction, NASA)