general relativity

noun

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Curvature is the core concept of general relativity. Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2025 Using computer simulations of general relativity, the team found that the amplitude of the post-merger gravitational-wave signal diminishes over time. Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025 His warp drive solution to general relativity employs a region of perfectly flat space. Paul Sutter, Space.com, 22 Feb. 2025 This type of cosmic phenomenon is named after the famous theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of general relativity proposed that objects with mass distort the fabric of spacetime—making such 'gravitational lensing' effects possible. Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general relativity

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1916, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of general relativity was in 1916

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“General relativity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20relativity. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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