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Kaluza-Klein theory

Kaluza-Klein theory proper noun: a model (not believed to be literally true) developed by physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein that attempted to combine gravity and electromagnetism by adding a fifth dimension to our four-dimensional spacetime.

Proper noun

Kaluza-Klein theory (plural Kaluza-Klein theories)

  1. A model (not believed to be literally true) developed by physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein that attempted to combine gravity and electromagnetism by adding a fifth dimension to our four-dimensional spacetime.
  2. Any of a number of theories that try to explain forces by adding extra dimensions to our spacetime.

Forms of Kaluza-Klein theory

pluralKaluza-Klein theories

Questions about Kaluza-Klein theory

What does Kaluza-Klein theory mean?
Kaluza-Klein theory means a model (not believed to be literally true) developed by physicists Theodor Kaluza and Oskar Klein that attempted to combine gravity and electromagnetism by adding a fifth dimension to our four-dimensional spacetime.
What part of speech is Kaluza-Klein theory?
Kaluza-Klein theory is a proper noun.

Words near Kaluza-Klein theory in the dictionary

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  2. kaluta
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  4. Kaluza
  5. Kaluza-Klein theories
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  9. Kalvarija
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