ATOMIC THEORY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles
   Synonym(s)
   • atomism (what does atomism mean?)
   • atomistic theory (what does atomistic theory mean?)
   • atomist theory (what does atomist theory mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe
   Hypernyms(s) atomic theory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • theory (what does theory mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • holism (what does holism mean?)
   • holistic theory (what does holistic theory mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a theory of the structure of the atom
   Hypernyms(s) atomic theory is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • scientific theory (what does scientific theory mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Bohr theory (what does Bohr theory mean?)
   • Rutherford atom (what does Rutherford atom mean?)