Meanings
noungeneral relativity (uncountable)
- uncountablerelativityA theory extending special relativity and uniformly accounting for gravity and accelerated frames of reference, postulating that space-time curves in the presence of mass.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
Similar
general theory of relativitygeneral relativity theoryEinstein's general theory of relativity
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bengali সাধারণ আপেক্ষিকতা, আপেক্ষিকতার সাধারণ তত্ত্ব
- সাধারণ আপেক্ষিকতা (śadharon apekkhikota)theory in physics
- আপেক্ষিকতার সাধারণ তত্ত্ব (apekkhiktar śadharon totto)theory in physics
Chinese Cantonese 廣義相對論 /广义相对论
- 廣義相對論 /广义相对论 (gwong² ji⁶ soeng¹ deoi³ leon⁶)theory in physics
Chinese Mandarin 廣義相對論 /广义相对论
- 廣義相對論 /广义相对论 (guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn)theory in physics
Danish almen relativitet
- almen relativitettheory in physics
Dutch algemene relativiteitstheorie
- algemene relativiteitstheorietheory in physics
Finnish yleinen suhteellisuusteoria
- yleinen suhteellisuusteoriatheory in physics
French relativité générale
- relativité généraletheory in physics
German Allgemeine Relativitätstheorie, allgemeine Relativitätstheorie
- Allgemeine Relativitätstheorietheory in physics
- allgemeine Relativitätstheorietheory in physics
Greek γενική σχετικότητα
- γενική σχετικότητα (genikí schetikótita)theory in physics
Hindi सामान्य आपेक्षिकता
- सामान्य आपेक्षिकता (sāmānya āpekṣiktā)theory in physics
Hungarian általános relativitáselmélet
- általános relativitáselmélettheory in physics
Icelandic almenna afstæðiskenningin
- almenna afstæðiskenningintheory in physics
Indonesian relativitas umum
- relativitas umumtheory in physics
Italian relatività generale
- relatività generaletheory in physics
Japanese 一般相対性理論
- 一般相対性理論 (ippan sōtaiseiriron)theory in physics
Korean 일반 상대성이론, 일반상대론
- 일반 상대성이론 (ilban sangdaeseong'iron)theory in physics
- 일반상대론 (ilbansangdaeron)theory in physics
Latin theoria relativitatis generalis, relativitas generalis
- theoria relativitatis generalistheory in physics
- relativitas generalistheory in physics
Lithuanian bendrasis reliatyvumas, bendroji reliatyvumo teorija
- bendrasis reliatyvumastheory in physics
- bendroji reliatyvumo teorijatheory in physics
Polish ogólna teoria względności
- ogólna teoria względnościtheory in physics
Portuguese relatividade geral
- relatividade geraltheory in physics
Romanian relativitatea generală, teoria relativității generale
- relativitatea generalătheory in physics
- teoria relativității generaletheory in physics
Russian о́бщая тео́рия относи́тельности
- о́бщая тео́рия относи́тельности (óbščaja teórija otnosítelʹnosti)theory in physics
Spanish relatividad general
- relatividad generaltheory in physics
Turkish genel görelilik, genel görelilik kuramı
- genel göreliliktheory in physics
- genel görelilik kuramıtheory in physics
Vietnamese thuyết tương đối rộng, thuyết tương đối tổng quát
- thuyết tương đối rộngtheory in physics
- thuyết tương đối tổng quáttheory in physics
Cite this entry
APA
general relativity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20relativity
MLA
“general relativity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20relativity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “general relativity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/general%20relativity.
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