Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for relativity.
Definitions

relativity

[rel-uh-tiv-i-tee] / ˌrɛl əˈtɪv ɪ ti /








Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Quantum mechanics governs nature at the smallest scales such as particles, while Einstein’s theory of general relativity applies to gravity and spacetime.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

This streamlined version—co-written with Leonard Mlodinow, a physicist and popular-science author—retains explanations of vital topics, such as the curvature of spacetime and Einstein’s theory of relativity, but dispenses with the drier sections.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

When scientists use general relativity to calculate collisions at extremely high energies near the Planck scale, the math stops working properly and produces infinities.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Einstein's theory of relativity showed that time is not fixed or universal.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

It was once thought, in the days before relativity, that light did propagate through a special medium that permeated all of space, called “the luminiferous aether.”

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




Vocabulary lists containing relativity


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "relativity" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com