Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relativistic

/ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: rel-a-tivis-tic
IPA: /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to relativity.

adj

At or near the speed of light.

adj

Of or relating to relativism.

Example Sentences

"The 'Blandford-Znajek' (BZ) black hole magnetospheric power extraction process was one of the first (1977) analytic attempts to define a general relativistic theory for axisymmetric, stationary, ideal-MHD, BH magnetospheres."

Etymology

From relativist + -ic or relative + -istic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more relativistic (comparative) most relativistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

antirelativistic hyperrelativistic nonrelativistic pseudorelativistic quasirelativistic relativistically semirelativistic subrelativistic transrelativistic ultrarelativistic

Phrases

relativistic kill vehicle relativistic mass relativistic mechanics relativistic quantum mechanics

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic optimistic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic

Questions

How do you pronounce relativistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/.
What does relativistic mean?: Of or relating to relativity.
Where does relativistic come from?: From relativist + -ic or relative + -istic.

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