noun
a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
• Syn: ↑general theory of relativity, ↑general relativity theory, ↑Einstein's general theory of relativity
• Hypernyms: ↑relativity, ↑theory of relativity, ↑relativity theory, ↑Einstein's theory of relativity
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noun or general theory of relativity : relativity 3c
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Physics. See under relativity (def. 2).
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general relativity,
= general theory of relativity. (Cf. ↑general theory of relativity)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.