| NOUN | cognition | wave theory, undulatory theory, wave theory of light | (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves |
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| Meaning | (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves. | |
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| Synonyms | undulatory theory, wave theory of light | |
| Category | physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
| Broader | scientific theory | A theory that explains scientific observations |
| Opposite | corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light | (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles |
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