nnoun.cognitiona theory of the structure of the atomPart Holonyms:atomic physics nuclear physics nucleonics
Hypernyms:scientific theory
Inherited Hypernyms:atomic theoryscientific theorytheoryexplanationthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bohr theoryRutherford atom
Full Hyponyms:bohr theoryrutherford atom
nnoun.cognition(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particlesTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Synset:atomism atomist theory atomistic theory
Examples:- the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe
Antonyms:holism
Derivationally Related Form:atomisticatomistical
Hypernyms:theory
Inherited Hypernyms:atomismtheoryexplanationthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity