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string theory

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(particle physics) a theory that postulates that subatomic particles are one-dimensional strings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: model, theoretical account, framework

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Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: snaarteorie — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Arabic: نَظَرِيَّة الأَوْتَار — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Armenian: լարերի տեսություն (lareri tesutʻyun) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Asturian: teoría de cuerdes — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Azerbaijani: sim nəzəriyyəsi — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Basque: korden teoria — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Belarusian: тэорыя струн (teóryja strun) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Bengali: স্ট্রিং তত্ত্ব (sṭriṅ totto) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Catalan: teoria de cordes — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 弦理論 /弦理论 (xiánlǐlùn) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Czech: teorie strun — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Danish: strengteori — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Dutch: snaartheorie — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Esperanto: kordoteorio — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Estonian: stringiteooria — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Finnish: säieteoria — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • French: théorie des cordes — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Galician: teoría das cordas — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Georgian: სიმების თეორია (simebis teoria) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • German: Stringtheorie — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • German: Superstringtheorie — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Greek: θεωρία χορδών (theoría chordón) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Hebrew: תורת המיתרים — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Hindi: स्ट्रिंग सिद्धांत (sṭriṅg siddhānt) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Hungarian: húrelmélet — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Indonesian: teori dawai — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Interlingua: theoria de chordas — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Irish: teoiric na dteaghrán — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Italian: teoria delle stringhe — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Japanese: 弦理論 (gen riron) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Japanese: ひも理論 (himo riron) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Kazakh: струна теориясы (struna teoriäsy) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Korean: 끈 이론 — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Lithuanian: stygų teorija — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Mongolian: утасны онол (utasny onol) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strengteori — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strengeteori — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Persian: نظریه ریسمان — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Polish: teoria strun — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Portuguese: teoria das cordas — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Punjabi: ਸਟਰਿੰਗ ਥਿਊਰੀ (saṭriṅg thiūrī) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Russian: тео́рия струн (teórija strun) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Serbo-Croatian: teorija struna — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Serbo-Croatian: теорија струна — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Slovak: teória strún — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Spanish: teoría de cuerdas — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Swedish: strängteori — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Thai: ทฤษฎีสตริง — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Turkish: sicim teorisi — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Ukrainian: теорія струн (teorija strun) — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles
  • Urdu: سٹرنگ تھیوری — candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles