RELATIVISTIC


Meaning of RELATIVISTIC in English

I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|vistik adjective

1. : of, relating to, or characterized by relativity or relativism ; specifically : tending to regard human nature and values as subject to changing sociocultural conditions rather than as absolute or universal

2. : of or relating to the physical theory of relativity

• rel·a·tiv·is·ti·cal·ly -stə̇k(ə)lē adverb

II. adjective

1. : moving at or being a velocity that is a significant fraction of the speed of light such that effects (as change in mass) predicted by the theory of relativity become evident

a relativistic electron

2. : of or relating to a relativistic particle

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