Hypernym

noun

English

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

noun

English

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

atomism 2

noundomain: thinking

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles

Examples

1.the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe

Synonyms

atomic theory 2
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
atomist theory 1
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
atomistic theory 1
(chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles

Antonym

noun

English

the theory that the parts of any whole cannot exist and cannot be understood except in their relation to the whole

Derivationally related form

adjective

English

divided into separate and often disparate elements

adjective

English

divided into separate and often disparate elements

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

English

the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

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