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Corpuscular Theory
see synonyms of corpuscular theoryNoun
1. corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
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Corpuscular Theory
see synonyms of corpuscular theorynoun
the theory, originally proposed by Newton, and revived with the development of the quantum theory, that light consists of a stream of particles
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