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相対性原理 (soutaiseigenri) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

相そう対たい性せい原げん理り

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Meanings

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principle of relativity

Physics term referring to the fundamental postulate that the laws of physics are the same in all inertial frames.

アインシュタインの相そう対たい性せい原げん理りは、物ぶつ理り学

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Einstein's principle of relativity forms the foundation of physics.

Kanji

相inter-, mutual, together
対vis-a-vis, opposite, even
性sex, gender, nature
原meadow, original, primitive
理logic, arrangement, reason

Related words

相そう対たい性せい理り論ろん
相対性理論 is the theory of relativity, while 相対性原理 refers specifically to the principle itself.

Built from

相そう対たい性せい+原げん理り

Etymology

Compound of 相対性 (relativity) and 原理 (principle). The term is a direct translation of the English 'principle of relativity'.