relativistic
adjUK /ˈɹɛl.ə.təˌvɪst.ɪk/
Etymology From relativist + -ic or relative + -istic.
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Of or relating to relativity.
- 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.2002, Chang-Hwan Lee, Hŏn-yŏng Chang (editors), Current High-energy Emission Around Black Holes, page 36:
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Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics At or near the speed of light.
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Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Of or relating to relativism.
- Derived terms
- antirelativistic, hyperrelativistic, nonrelativistic, pseudorelativistic, quasirelativistic, relativistically, relativistic kill vehicle, relativistic mass, relativistic mechanics, relativistic quantum mechanics, semirelativistic, subrelativistic, transrelativistic, ultrarelativistic