relativistic

1. 1.

   relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity

   “relativistic quantum mechanics”

   “relativistic increase in mass”

   “radiation from relativistic particles”

   physics

2. 2.

   of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of relativism

Questions about relativistic

What does relativistic mean?

relativistic means "relating or subject to the special or the general theory of relativity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in relativistic?

relativistic has 5 syllables: rel-a-ti-vis-tic. The stress falls on "vis". In IPA it is /ˌɹɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk/.

Is relativistic a common word?

relativistic 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.