HyperDic: wave_theory_of_light

English > 1 sense of the expression wave theory of light:
NOUNcognitionwave theory of light, wave theory, undulatory theory(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
English > wave theory of light: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves.
Synonymswave theory, undulatory theory
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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