English noun: corpuscular theory of light | |||
| 1. | corpuscular theory of light (cognition) (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles | ||
| Synonyms | corpuscular theory | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scientific theory | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| Antonyms | undulatory theory, wave theory, wave theory of light | ||