Meanings
nounstring theory (countable and uncountable, plural string theories)
plural string theories
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesA candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.
String theory denies the existence of a hypothetical eleventh dimension.
Translations
Afrikaans snaarteorie
- snaarteoriecandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Arabic نَظَرِيَّة الأَوْتَار
- نَظَرِيَّة الأَوْتَارcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Basque korden teoria
- korden teoriacandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Bengali স্ট্রিং তত্ত্ব
- স্ট্রিং তত্ত্ব (sṭriṅ totto)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Catalan teoria de cordes
- teoria de cordescandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Chinese Mandarin 弦理論 /弦理论
- 弦理論 /弦理论 (xiánlǐlùn)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Czech teorie strun
- teorie struncandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Danish strengteori
- strengteoricandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Dutch snaartheorie
- snaartheoriecandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Esperanto kordoteorio
- kordoteoriocandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Estonian stringiteooria
- stringiteooriacandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Finnish säieteoria
- säieteoriacandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
French théorie des cordes
- théorie des cordescandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
German Stringtheorie, Superstringtheorie
- Stringtheoriecandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
- Superstringtheoriecandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Greek θεωρία χορδών
- θεωρία χορδών (theoría chordón)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Hebrew תורת המיתרים
- תורת המיתריםcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Hindi स्ट्रिंग सिद्धांत
- स्ट्रिंग सिद्धांत (sṭriṅg siddhānt)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Hungarian húrelmélet
- húrelméletcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Indonesian teori dawai
- teori dawaicandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Irish teoiric na dteaghrán
- teoiric na dteaghráncandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Italian teoria delle stringhe
- teoria delle stringhecandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Japanese 弦理論, ひも理論
- 弦理論 (gen riron)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
- ひも理論 (himo riron)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Korean 끈 이론
- 끈 이론candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Lithuanian stygų teorija
- stygų teorijacandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Norwegian Bokmål strengteori
- strengteoricandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Persian نظریه ریسمان
- نظریه ریسمانcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Polish teoria strun
- teoria struncandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Portuguese teoria das cordas
- teoria das cordascandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Punjabi ਸਟਰਿੰਗ ਥਿਊਰੀ
- ਸਟਰਿੰਗ ਥਿਊਰੀ (saṭriṅg thiūrī)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Russian тео́рия струн
- тео́рия струн (teórija strun)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Slovak teória strún
- teória strúncandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Spanish teoría de cuerdas
- teoría de cuerdascandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Swedish strängteori
- strängteoricandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Thai ทฤษฎีสตริง
- ทฤษฎีสตริงcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Turkish sicim teorisi
- sicim teorisicandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Ukrainian теорія струн
- теорія струн (teorija strun)candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Urdu سٹرنگ تھیوری
- سٹرنگ تھیوریcandidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
Cite this entry
APA
string theory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20theory
MLA
“string theory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20theory. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “string theory,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/string%20theory.
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