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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An eleven-dimensional field theory that attempts to unite the theory of gravity with the other fundamental forces by postulating the graviton's supersymmetric partner, the gravitino.

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  • noun physics A field theory combining supersymmetry and general relativity.

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super- +‎ gravity

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Examples

  • Bruno Zumino and Julius Wess were producing highly intriguing papers, while Van Nieuwenhuizen and Sergio Ferrara, and many others were making progress in supergravity.

    Gerardus 't Hooft - Autobiography 2000

  • They were more interested in a competing theory called supergravity, and in more traditional quantum field theory sans gravity, the standard model.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • They were more interested in a competing theory called supergravity, and in more traditional quantum field theory sans gravity, the standard model.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • They were more interested in a competing theory called supergravity, and in more traditional quantum field theory sans gravity, the standard model.

    Euclid’s Window Leonard Mlodinow 2001

  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

    Toronto Sun 2009

  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

    WFTV.com - Local News 2009

  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

    CTV News RSS Feed 2009

  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

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  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

    SFGate: Top News Stories Associated Press Writer By DEAN CARSON 2009

  • In the sequel "The Universe in a Nutshell," published in 2001, Hawking looked into concepts such as supergravity and the possibility of a universe with 11 dimensions.

    deseretnews.com - Top Stories 2009

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