Corpuscular

Corpuscular
Corpuscular Cor*pus"cu*lar (k?r-p?s"k?-l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster]

{Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest, position, etc., of the minute particles of matter.

{Corpuscular theory} (Opt.), the theory enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton, that light consists in the emission and rapid progression of minute particles or corpuscles. The theory is now generally rejected, and supplanted by the undulatory theory. [1913 Webster]


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  • corpuscular — CORPUSCULÁR, Ă, corpusculari, e, adj. Care ţine de corpusculi, privitor la corpusculi. – Din fr. corpusculaire. Trimis de ana zecheru, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  corpusculár adj. m., pl. corpusculári; f. sg. corpusculáră …   Dicționar Român

  • corpuscular — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a corpúsculos, a átomos. 2. filosofia corpuscular: sistema no qual eram explicados os fenômenos pelo movimento, repouso, arranjo, etc., dos corpúsculos …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • corpuscular — 1. adj. Que tiene corpúsculos. 2. Dicho de un sistema filosófico: Que admite por materia elemental los corpúsculos …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • corpuscular — ► adjetivo 1 Que tiene relación con los corpúsculos o los átomos. 2 FILOSOFÍA Se refiere al sistema filosófico que admite los corpúsculos como materia elemental. * * * corpuscular adj. De [o del] corpúsculo. V. «teoría corpuscular». * * *… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • corpuscular — {{#}}{{LM C10570}}{{〓}} {{[}}corpuscular{{]}} ‹cor·pus·cu·lar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} De los corpúsculos, con corpúsculos o relacionado con ellos: • Según el análisis de sangre tengo una alteración del volumen corpuscular medio.{{○}} …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • corpuscular — corpuscle ► NOUN ▪ a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white blood cell. DERIVATIVES corpuscular adjective. ORIGIN Latin corpusculum small body …   English terms dictionary

  • Corpuscular philosophy — Corpuscular Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Corpuscular theory — Corpuscular Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Corpuscular theory of light — In optics, corpuscular theory of light, set forward by Sir Isaac Newton, states that light is made up of small discrete particles called corpuscles (little particles) which travel in a straight line with a finite velocity and possess kinetic… …   Wikipedia

  • corpuscular theory — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles • Syn: ↑corpuscular theory of light • Ant: ↑wave theory of light (for: ↑corpuscular theory of light), ↑wave theory …   Useful english dictionary

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