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noun
The theory that all gross matter is composed of atoms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
Any of several theories that explain the structure of the atom, and of subatomic particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: atomism, atomist theory, atomistic theory
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Broader terms: theory
noun
a theory of the structure of the atom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: scientific theory
Narrower terms: Bohr theory, Rutherford atom
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