noun
a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
• Syn: ↑special theory of relativity, ↑special relativity theory, ↑Einstein's special theory of relativity
• Hypernyms: ↑relativity, ↑theory of relativity, ↑relativity theory, ↑Einstein's theory of relativity
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or special theory of relativity : relativity 3b
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special relativity,
= relativity (def. 4a). (Cf. ↑relativity)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.