atomic theory
1. a theory of the structure of the atom • Hypernyms: scientific theory • Hyponyms: Bohr theory, Rutherford atom • Part Holonyms: nuclear physics, atomic physics, nucleonics 2. (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles - the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe • Syn: atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory • Ant: holism (for: atomism) • Derivationally related forms: atomistical (for: atomism), atomistic (for: atomism) • Topics: chemistry, chemical science • Hypernyms: theory
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