Definition of Corpuscular
Cor`pus´cu`lar
Pronunciation:
k?r-p?s´k?-l?r
a.
1.
Pertaining
to
,
or
composed
of
,
corpuscles
,
or
small
particles
.
Corpuscular philosophy
that
which
attempts
to
account
for
the
phenomena
of
nature
,
by
the
motion
,
figure
,
rest
,
position
,
etc
.,
of
the
minute
particles
of
matter
.
Corpuscular theory
(Opt.)
the
theory
enunciated
by
Sir
Isaac
Newton
,
that
light
consists
in
the
emission
and
rapid
progression
of
minute
particles
or
corpuscles
.
The
theory
is
now
generally
rejected
,
and
supplanted
by
the
undulatory theory
.
Related Words
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cell
,
blood
corpuscle
,
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