HyperDic: wave_theory

English > 1 sense of the expression wave theory:
NOUNcognitionwave theory, undulatory theory, wave theory of light(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
English > wave theory: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves.
Synonymsundulatory theory, wave theory of light
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broaderscientific theoryA theory that explains scientific observations
Oppositecorpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles

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