HyperDic: corpuscular_theory_of_light

English > 1 sense of the expression corpuscular theory of light:
NOUNcognitioncorpuscular theory of light, corpuscular theory(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
English > corpuscular theory of light: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles.
Synonymcorpuscular theory
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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