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corpuscular theory of light ThesaurusNoun | 1. | corpuscular theory of light - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particlescorpuscular theoryscientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"undulatory theory, wave theory, wave theory of light - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves |
corpuscular theory of light
corpuscular theory of light[kȯr′pəs·kyə·lər ‚thē·ə·rē əv ′līt] (optics) Theory that light consists of a stream of particles; now considered a limiting case of the quantum theory. Also known as Newton's theory of light. corpuscular theory of light Related to corpuscular theory of light: wave theory of light, quantum theory of lightSynonyms for corpuscular theory of lightnoun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particlesSynonymsRelated Words- scientific theory
- natural philosophy
- physics
Antonyms- undulatory theory
- wave theory
- wave theory of light
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