NOUN | cognition | atomic theory | a theory of the structure of the atom |
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cognition | atomic theory, atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles |
Meaning | A theory of the structure of the atom. | |
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Part of | nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics | The branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei |
Narrower | Bohr theory | (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory |
Rutherford atom | First modern concept of atomic structure | |
Broader | scientific theory | A theory that explains scientific observations |
Spanish | teoría del átomo | |
Catalan | teoria de l'àtom |
Meaning | (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles. | |
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Synonyms | atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory | |
Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
Broader | theory | A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world |
Opposite | holism, holistic theory | The theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole |
Spanish | atomismo |
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