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relativity

/ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
re-la-tiv-i-ty
IPA
/ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of principle of relativity (“the principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers”).

Uncountable

noun

An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity.

Countable

noun

An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

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Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

relativities (plural)

Derived Forms

aliorelativity relativitist

Phrases

Einsteinian relativity Galilean relativity general relativity principle of relativity special relativity theory of relativity

Frequently Paired Words

relatival relative relatively relativeness relativisation relativization relativised relativized

Synonyms

theory of relativity relativity theory einstein's theory of relativity

Rhymes With

activity productivity creativity captivity negativity nativity conductivity exclusivity reactivity selectivity insensitivity festivity

Questions

How do you pronounce relativity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/.
What does relativity mean?
The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
Where does relativity come from?
It is traced to German.

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