relativistic
adjective
rel·a·tiv·is·tic
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Definition of relativistic
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: of, relating to, or characterized by relativity or relativism
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: moving at a velocity such that there is a significant change in properties (such as mass) in accordance with the theory of relativity
a relativistic electron
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Other Words from relativistic
relativistically
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of relativistic in a Sentence
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Other atomic-scale carbon, like graphene, has shown excellent conductivity with electrons hitting relativistic speeds. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Create Weird Form of Carbon That Could One Day Power an AI Brain," 15 Aug. 2019 Other physicists around the same time, including Benedict Friedlaender and August Föppl, held similar relativistic ideas. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 Global positioning satellites have to continually adjust for relativistic effects caused by Earth’s gravity, and without those corrections, navigating using any kind of maps app would fail. — National Geographic, "Extreme black hole vindicates Einstein (again)," 25 July 2019 Use the momentum principle along with relativistic momentum to calculate the final velocity of the spacecraft. — Rhett Allain, WIRED, "How Fast Do Spacecraft Travel in The Expanse?," 31 May 2018 That notion has taken root in our relativistic culture. — WSJ, "Notable & Quotable: Betsy DeVos," 18 Sep. 2018 CMEs can create a kind of solar wind on steroids, generating shock waves that push energetic particles to relativistic speeds, or velocities that approach the speed of light. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "The New Science of the Sun Will Be Astounding—And Possibly Terrifying," 9 Aug. 2018 Then there is TeVeS (tensor-vector-scalar), MOND’s relativistic cousin. — Katia Moskvitch, WIRED, "Troubled Times for Alternatives to Einstein’s Theory of Gravity," 6 May 2018 One was a single, sharp peak that lasted only 30 microseconds, which suggests an event that comes from an extremely small area of space (in the neighborhood of 10km, although relativistic effects could change that value). — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Whatever causes fast radio bursts is sitting in an intense magnetic field," 15 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'relativistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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