principle of equivalence
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
The word 'principle' comes from the Latin word 'principium', meaning 'beginning' or 'foundation'. 'Equivalence' is derived from the Latin word 'aequivalentia', meaning 'equality' or 'equivalence'.
مثال
- The principle of equivalence is a key principle in general relativity.
- Einstein's theory of general relativity is based on the principle of equivalence.
- The principle of equivalence explains the phenomenon of gravitational time dilation.
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference