Corpuscular — Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corpuscular — adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a corpúsculos, a átomos. 2. filosofia corpuscular: sistema no qual eram explicados os fenômenos pelo movimento, repouso, arranjo, etc., dos corpúsculos … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
corpuscular — 1. adj. Que tiene corpúsculos. 2. Dicho de un sistema filosófico: Que admite por materia elemental los corpúsculos … Diccionario de la lengua española
corpuscular — ► adjetivo 1 Que tiene relación con los corpúsculos o los átomos. 2 FILOSOFÍA Se refiere al sistema filosófico que admite los corpúsculos como materia elemental. * * * corpuscular adj. De [o del] corpúsculo. V. «teoría corpuscular». * * *… … Enciclopedia Universal
corpuscular — {{#}}{{LM C10570}}{{〓}} {{[}}corpuscular{{]}} ‹cor·pus·cu·lar› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} De los corpúsculos, con corpúsculos o relacionado con ellos: • Según el análisis de sangre tengo una alteración del volumen corpuscular medio.{{○}} … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
corpuscular — corpuscle ► NOUN ▪ a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white blood cell. DERIVATIVES corpuscular adjective. ORIGIN Latin corpusculum small body … English terms dictionary
Corpuscular philosophy — Corpuscular Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpuscular theory — Corpuscular Cor*pus cu*lar (k?r p?s k? l?r), a. [Cf. F. corpusculaire.] Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. [1913 Webster] {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Corpuscular theory of light — In optics, corpuscular theory of light, set forward by Sir Isaac Newton, states that light is made up of small discrete particles called corpuscles (little particles) which travel in a straight line with a finite velocity and possess kinetic… … Wikipedia
corpuscular theory — noun (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles • Syn: ↑corpuscular theory of light • Ant: ↑wave theory of light (for: ↑corpuscular theory of light), ↑wave theory … Useful english dictionary