What is another word for corpuscular?

Pronunciation: [kɔːpˈʌskjʊlə] (IPA)

Corpuscular is a scientific term that describes something that is made up of tiny particles. Synonyms for this word include grainy, granular, particulate, and atomistic. These synonyms all describe objects that are comprised of small particles or bits. Other similar words include microscopic, subatomic, and molecular. These words are commonly used in the fields of chemistry, physics, and biology. Each word describes a different level of size when referring to particles or matter. Overall, the synonyms for corpuscular all describe the composition of matter on a small scale, with varying degrees of specificity.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Corpuscular

The very readiness with which we can picture the corpuscular scheme is a source of embarrassment to the seeker after unity.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry
It is enough here to remark that according to this definition, the real essence of an object has, in the progress of physics, come to be conceived as nearly equivalent, in the case of bodies, to their corpuscular structure: what it is now supposed to mean in the case of any other entities, I would not take upon myself to define.
"A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2)"
John Stuart Mill
Apparently the corpuscular beam from an S-Region is several degrees wide and not very sharply defined, since its effects are felt simultaneously over the entire continent.
"Disturbing Sun"
Robert Shirley Richardson

Famous quotes with Corpuscular

  • Newton's proof of the law of refraction is based on an erroneous notion that light travels faster in glass than in air, the same error that Descartes had made. This error stems from the fact that both of them thought that light was corpuscular in nature.
    John Freely

Related words: corpuscular theory, corpuscular radiation, corpuscular model, corpuscular physics

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