Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

general relativity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: gen-er-al rel-a-tiv-i-ty
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

principle of relativity special relativity Einstein field equations

Frequently Paired Words

principle of relativity special relativity Einstein field equations

Synonyms

general theory of relativity general relativity theory einstein's general theory of relativity

Questions

What does general relativity mean?: A theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.

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