general relativity theory

1. 1.

   a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)

   Synonymsgeneral relativitygeneral theory of relativityEinstein's general theory of relativity

   Broaderrelativity

Questions about general relativity theory

What does general relativity theory mean?

general relativity theory means "a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)".

What is another word for general relativity theory?

Close synonyms include general relativity, general theory of relativity, Einstein's general theory of relativity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is general relativity theory a common word?

general relativity theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.