广义相对论

廣義相對論

guǎngyìxiāngduìlùn

noun

Meanings

1 general relativity
2 Einstein's general theory of gravity (1915)

Characters

mutual, each other

facing, opposite

theory, treatise

Examples

爱因斯坦在1915年提出了广义相对论。

Àiyīnsītǎn zài yī jiǔ yī wǔ nián tíchū le guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn.

Einstein proposed general relativity in 1915.

广义相对论预言了黑洞的存在。

Guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn yùyán le hēidòng de cúnzài.

General relativity predicted the existence of black holes.

Tips

usage

Pairs with 狭义相对论 (xiáyì xiāngduìlùn, special relativity, 1905). 广义 = "broad sense" / general; 狭义 = "narrow sense" / special — the same广/狭 contrast English uses.

In Pop Culture

爱因斯坦 Àiyīnsītǎn

Albert Einstein

Author of general relativity. The theory replaced Newton's gravity with curved spacetime and has been confirmed by Mercury's perihelion shift, gravitational lensing, and LIGO's detection of gravitational waves.

Stroke Order

广 guǎng

义 yì

相 xiāng

对 duì

论 lùn