| 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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