einstein's special theory of relativity

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einstein's special theory of relativity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Einstein's special theory of relativity
      n 1: 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 [syn: special relativity, special theory of relativity
           , special relativity theory,
           Einstein's special theory of relativity]