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Atomic theory

noun

A theory of the structure of the atom.

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles. Synonyms: atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory.

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... very attenuated it becomes fire, when more condensed, wind, and then cloud; and when still more condensed, water and earth and stone; and all other things are composed of these; and he regards motion as eternal, and by this changes are produced." We have here a distinct adumbration of the atomic theory in its most defensible form— that is to say, a conception which makes the differences in various substances consist in differences in condensation or rarefaction of the particles of the primary substance. The simple normal ...

— Nature Mysticism • J. Edward Mercer

Words linked to "Atomic theory" : Bohr theory, nuclear physics, holism, chemical science, atomic physics, theory, scientific theory, nucleonics, chemistry, atomistic theory, atomism, Rutherford atom