"相対性" meaning in Japanese

See 相対性 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [so̞ːta̠ise̞ː] Forms: 相対性 [canonical] (ruby: (そう), (たい), (せい)), sōtaisei [romanization]
Etymology: From 相対(そうたい) (sōtai, “relative”) + 性(せい) (-sei, “-ity”). Etymology templates: {{ja-com|相対|そうたい|性|-せい|sort=そうたいせい|t1=relative|t2=-ity}} 相対(そうたい) (sōtai, “relative”) + 性(せい) (-sei, “-ity”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|そうたいせい}} 相(そう)対(たい)性(せい) • (sōtaisei)
  1. relativity Wikipedia link: ja:相対性 Derived forms: 相対性理論 (sōtaiseiriron) (ruby: 相対性理論(そうたいせいりろん))
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Download raw JSONL data for 相対性 meaning in Japanese (1.7kB)

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