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一般相対性理論 (いっぱんそうたいせいりろん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

一いっ般ぱん相そう対たい性せい理り論ろん

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Meanings

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general theory of relativity

Physics term for Einstein's theory of gravitation.

一いっ般ぱん相そう対たい性せい理り論ろんは重じゅう力りょくを時じ

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The general theory of relativity explains gravity as the curvature of spacetime.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
般carrier, carry, all
相inter-, mutual, together
対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
性sex, gender, nature
理logic, arrangement, reason
論argument, discourse

Related words

特とく殊しゅ相そう対たい性せい理り論ろん
Special relativity, which deals with inertial frames and does not include gravity.

Built from

一いっ般ぱん+相そう対たい性せい理り論ろん

Etymology

Compound of 一般 (general), 相対性 (relativity), and 理論 (theory). A calque from English 'general theory of relativity'.