supergravity

supergravity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Italic *super
Latin super
Latin super-lbor.
English super-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-us
Proto-Indo-European *gʷréh₂us
Proto-Italic *gʷraus
Latin gravis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin gravitāslbor.
French gravitébor.
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Latin gravitāslbor.
English gravity
English supergravity

    From super- + gravity.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -ævɪti

    Noun

    supergravity (countable and uncountable, plural supergravities)

    1. (quantum mechanics, relativity) A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.

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