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A candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles; a theory which suggests that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings rather than zero-dimensional points. It also suggests that space-time can have up to nine dimensions, plus the dimension of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
Examples
- String theory denies the existence of a hypothetical eleventh dimension.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: model, theoretical account, framework
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
snaarteorie
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Arabic:
نَظَرِيَّة الأَوْتَار
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Armenian:
լարերի տեսություն
(lareri tesutʻyun)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Asturian:
teoría de cuerdes
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Azerbaijani:
sim nəzəriyyəsi
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Basque:
korden teoria
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Belarusian:
тэорыя струн
(teóryja strun)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Bengali:
স্ট্রিং তত্ত্ব
(sṭriṅ totto)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Catalan:
teoria de cordes
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Chinese Mandarin:
弦理論 /弦理论
(xiánlǐlùn)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Czech:
teorie strun
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Danish:
strengteori
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Dutch:
snaartheorie
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Esperanto:
kordoteorio
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Estonian:
stringiteooria
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Finnish:
säieteoria
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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French:
théorie des cordes
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Galician:
teoría das cordas
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Georgian:
სიმების თეორია
(simebis teoria)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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German:
Stringtheorie
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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German:
Superstringtheorie
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Greek:
θεωρία χορδών
(theoría chordón)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Hebrew:
תורת המיתרים
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Hindi:
स्ट्रिंग सिद्धांत
(sṭriṅg siddhānt)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Hungarian:
húrelmélet
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Indonesian:
teori dawai
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Interlingua:
theoria de chordas
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Irish:
teoiric na dteaghrán
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Italian:
teoria delle stringhe
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Japanese:
弦理論
(gen riron)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Japanese:
ひも理論
(himo riron)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Kazakh:
струна теориясы
(struna teoriäsy)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Korean:
끈 이론
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Lithuanian:
stygų teorija
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Mongolian:
утасны онол
(utasny onol)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Norwegian Bokmål:
strengteori
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
strengeteori
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Persian:
نظریه ریسمان
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Polish:
teoria strun
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Portuguese:
teoria das cordas
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Punjabi:
ਸਟਰਿੰਗ ਥਿਊਰੀ
(saṭriṅg thiūrī)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Russian:
тео́рия струн
(teórija strun)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Serbo-Croatian:
teorija struna
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Serbo-Croatian:
теорија струна
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Slovak:
teória strún
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Spanish:
teoría de cuerdas
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Swedish:
strängteori
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Thai:
ทฤษฎีสตริง
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Turkish:
sicim teorisi
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Ukrainian:
теорія струн
(teorija strun)
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
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Urdu:
سٹرنگ تھیوری
— candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles