principle of equivalence (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 09
def (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
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Hypernym principle, rule
Domain of synset - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy
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Hyponym principle, rule
Member of this domain - TOPIC physics, natural philosophy

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