Meanings
adjectiverelativistic (comparative more relativistic, superlative most relativistic)
comparative more relativistic · superlative most relativistic
- natural sciencesOf or relating to relativity.
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.
2002, Chang-Hwan Lee, Hŏn-yŏng Chang (editors), Current High-energy Emission Around Black Holes, page 36 - natural sciencesAt or near the speed of light.
- human sciencesOf or relating to relativism.
Origin
From relativist + -ic or relative + -istic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech relativistický, relativistický
- relativistickýof, or relating to relativity
- relativistickýof, or relating to relativism
Danish relativistisk
- relativistiskof, or relating to relativity
Hindi आपेक्षिकीय
- आपेक्षिकीय (āpekṣikīya)of, or relating to relativity
Japanese 相対論的, 相対論的
- 相対論的 (sōtaironteki)of, or relating to relativity
- 相対論的 (sōtaironteki)at, or near the speed of light
Norwegian relativistisk, relativistisk
- relativistiskof, or relating to relativity
- relativistiskat, or near the speed of light
- relativistiskof, or relating to relativism
Russian релятиви́стский, релятиви́стский
- релятиви́стский (reljativístskij)of, or relating to relativity
- релятиви́стский (reljativístskij)at, or near the speed of light
- релятиви́стский (reljativístskij)of, or relating to relativism
- релятивисти́ческий (reljativistíčeskij)of, or relating to relativism
Spanish relativista
- relativistaof, or relating to relativity
Welsh perthnaseddol
- perthnaseddolof, or relating to relativity
Cite this entry
APA
relativistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relativistic
MLA
“relativistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relativistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “relativistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/relativistic.
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