RELATIVISTIC


Meaning of RELATIVISTIC in English

— relativistically , adv.

/rel'euh teuh vis"tik/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to relativity or relativism.

2. Physics.

a. subject to the special or the general theory of relativity.

b. (of a velocity) having a magnitude that is a significant fraction of the speed of light.

c. (of a particle) having a relativistic velocity: radiation from relativistic electrons.

[ 1885-90; RELATIVIST + -IC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .