noun
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
• Syn: ↑corpuscular theory
• Ant: ↑wave theory of light, ↑wave theory (for: ↑corpuscular theory)
• Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
• Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory
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corpuscular theory of light
Newton's theory that light consists of a stream of material particles, applied in quantum theory
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Main Entry: ↑corpus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.