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relativity

[rel-uh-tiv-i-tee] / ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti /
NOUN
materiality
Synonyms
STRONG
accordance applicability application appositeness aptness bearing congruence correspondence germaneness importance matter pertinence pertinency relatedness relevancy significance substance
WEAK
concernment
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance meaninglessness
NOUN
perspective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angle aspect attitude context mindset prospect viewpoint
STRONG
headset landscape objectivity overview panorama proportion relation scene vista
WEAK
broad view frame of reference relative importance size of it way of looking
NOUN
pertinency
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STRONG
accordance applicability application appositeness aptness bearing congruence correspondence germaneness importance materiality pertinence relatedness relevancy significance
WEAK
concernment
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance
NOUN
relationship
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accord affair communication contact exchange liaison link marriage rapport relation tie
STRONG
affiliation affinity alliance analogy appositeness association bond conjunction consanguinity contingency correlation dependence dependency homogeneity hookup interconnection interrelation interrelationship kinship likeness nearness network parallel pertinence pertinency proportion ratio relevance similarity tie up tie-in
WEAK
consociation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
divorce
STRONG
antagonism difference disassociation disconnection dissimilarity disunion division imbalance opposition separation unlikeness
NOUN
relevancy
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STRONG
accordance applicability application appositeness aptness bearing congruence correspondence germaneness importance materiality pertinence pertinency relatedness significance
WEAK
concernment
Antonyms
STRONG
insignificance
NOUN
theory of relativity
Synonyms
WEAK
continuum theory e=mc2 energy-matter relationship general theory of relativity principle of equivalence principle of relativity special theory of relativity

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Today's standard picture of the universe is built on Einstein's general theory of relativity and the standard model of particle physics.

From Science Daily

His theory of general relativity explains gravity as a bending of spacetime itself.

From Science Daily

Feeney’s book features multiple narrators, but relativity is not an idea the series bothers to develop.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Einstein's theory of relativity, gravity alters the flow of time.

From Science Daily

Any realistic model of a black hole must include general relativity, since the intense gravity of these objects bends space and time in extreme ways.

From Science Daily

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