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ATOMIST THEORY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
Example:
the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe
Synonyms:
atomic theory; atomism; atomist theory; atomistic theory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("atomist theory" is a kind of...):
theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)
Domain category:
chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)
