| NOUN | cognition | special relativity theory, special relativity, special theory of relativity, Einstein's special theory of relativity | a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems |
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| Meaning | A physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems. | |
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| Synonyms | special relativity, special theory of relativity, Einstein's special theory of relativity | |
| Broader | relativity, theory of relativity, relativity theory, Einstein's theory of relativity | (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts |
| Spanish | relatividad especial | |
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