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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 | ||
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