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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

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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.

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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'.