English noun: atomic theory | |||
1. | atomic theory (cognition) a theory of the structure of the atom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scientific theory | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Bohr theory, Rutherford atom | ||
Part meronym | atomic physics, nuclear physics, nucleonics | ||
2. | atomic theory (cognition) (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles | ||
Samples | The ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe. | ||
Synonyms | atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory | ||
Broader (hypernym) | theory | ||
Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
Antonyms | holism, holistic theory | ||