corpuscular theory
noun Physics.
the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles.
Compare
wave theory.
Origin of corpuscular theory
First recorded in 1825–35
Words nearby corpuscular theory
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British Dictionary definitions for corpuscular theory
corpuscular theory
noun
the theory, originally proposed by Newton, and revived with the development of the quantum theory, that light consists of a stream of particles
Compare photon, wave theory