Pronunciation: - ˌ re-l ə -ti- ' vis-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1930
1 : not based on or involving the theory of relativity < nonrelativistic equations> < nonrelativistic kinematics>
2 : of, relating to, or being a body moving at less than a relativistic velocity
– non · rel · a · tiv · is · ti · cal · ly \ - ' vis-ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb