relativity
Syllables: re·la·tiv·i·ty/ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
relativity noun: the state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this. Also the ellipsis of principle of relativity.
Noun
relativity (usually uncountable, plural relativities)
- The state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
- Also Einsteinian relativity: the reliance of the nature of physical phenomena (such as gravity, light, mass, and time) on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories, special relativity and general relativity.
- An evaluation of the similarities and differences between things; a comparison; hence, a difference in position or status between things; a disparity.
- The difference in pay or positions between different employees in a business (internal relativity), or between different businesses (external relativity); a differential.
Also used as
relativity is also the ellipsis of principle of relativity.
relativity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
relativity in Hindi
- principle that the laws of physics should be the same for all observers
- आपेक्षिकता āpekṣiktā
- the state of being relative to something else — see also relativism
- आपेक्षिकता āpekṣiktā
- reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed, as developed by Albert Einstein in two theories
- आपेक्षिकता āpekṣiktā
relativity in Tamil
- சார்பியல்
relativity in Marathi
- सापेक्षता
relativity in Urdu
- اضافیت
More languagesFewer languages
- relativity in Bengali
- আপেক্ষিকতা
- relativity in Telugu
- సాపేక్షత
- relativity in Malayalam
- ആപേക്ഷികത, റിലേറ്റിവിറ്റി
- relativity in Kannada
- ಸಾಪೇಕ್ಷತೆ
- relativity in Punjabi
- ਰਿਲੇਟੀਵਿਟੀ, ਰੀਲੇਟੀਵਿਟੀ, ਸਾਪੇਖਿਤਾ
- relativity in Gujarati
- સાપેક્ષતા, રિલેટિવિટી
- relativity in Odia
- ଆପେକ୍ଷିକତା, ସାପେକ୍ଷତା
- relativity in Nepali
- सापेक्षता, सापेक्षिकता, आपेक्षिकता
- relativity in Tagalog
- katugnayan
Examples of relativity in a sentence
- You can look up the chapter on special relativity in the table of contents.
- There are several common misconceptions about the theory of relativity.
- Einstein originated the theory of relativity.
Forms of relativity
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Origin of relativity
From relative (“connected to or depending on something else”) + -ity (suffix forming nouns from adjectives where the nouns refer to the properties, qualities, or states described by the adjectives). Sense 2.1 (“reliance of the nature of physical phenomena on the relative motion between an observer and the thing observed”) is a translation of German Relativität (“relativity”) used in the works of the German-American theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955). Morphologically relative + -ity.
Words formed from relativity
Phrases with relativity
Words that rhyme with relativity
- nativity
- activity
- privity
- normativity
- binormativity
- hectivity
- homonormativity
- snacktivity
- transnormativity
- affectivity
- allonormativity
- cisheteronormativity
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Questions about relativity
- What does relativity mean?
- Relativity means the state of being relative to something else; the absence of universally applicable rules or standards; relativism; (countable) an instance of this.
- What is relativity in Hindi?
- Relativity in Hindi is आपेक्षिकता (āpekṣiktā). See Relativity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is relativity?
- Relativity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce relativity?
- Relativity is pronounced /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/.
- What is the plural of relativity?
- The plural of relativity is relativities.
Words near relativity in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: relativity (page history and authors); relativity (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); relativity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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