relativistic

English

Etymology

From relativist +‎ -ic or relative +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/

Adjective

relativistic (comparative more relativistic, superlative most relativistic)

  1. (physics) Of or relating to relativity.
    • 2002, Chang-Hwan Lee, Hŏn-yŏng Chang (editors), Current High-energy Emission Around Black Holes, page 36:
      The 'Blandford-Znajek' (BZ) black hole magnetospheric power extraction process was one of the first (1977) analytic attempts to define a general relativistic theory for axisymmetric, stationary, ideal-MHD, BH magnetospheres.
  2. (physics) At or near the speed of light.
  3. (philosophy) Of or relating to relativism.

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