HyperDic: corpuscular_theory

English > 1 sense of the expression corpuscular theory:
NOUNcognitioncorpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
English > corpuscular theory: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles.
Synonymcorpuscular theory of light
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderscientific theoryA theory that explains scientific observations
Oppositewave theory, undulatory theory, wave theory of light(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Spanishteoría corpuscular
Catalanteoria corpuscular de la llum, teoria corpuscular

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