corpuscularian
UK/kɔːˈpʌs.kjʊˈlɛəɹi.ən/US/kɔɹˈpʌs.kjəˈlɛɹi.ən/
corpuscularian adjective: pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular.
Adjective
corpuscularian (comparative more corpuscularian, superlative most corpuscularian)
- Pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular.
- Related to the corpuscular theory; pertaining to corpuscules or atoms; atomic.
- Boerhaave promoted mechanistic disease explanation within a corpuscularian matter theory, seeing health in terms of hydrostatic equilibrium, a balance of internal fluid pressures.1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 239
Noun
corpuscularian (plural corpuscularians)
- An adherent of the corpuscular theory of chemistry.
Forms of corpuscularian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more corpuscularian |
| superlative | most corpuscularian |
| Noun | |
| plural | corpuscularians |
Origin of corpuscularian
From corpuscular + -ian.
Words formed from corpuscularian
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Questions about corpuscularian
- What does corpuscularian mean?
- Corpuscularian means pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular.
- What part of speech is corpuscularian?
- Corpuscularian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce corpuscularian?
- Corpuscularian is pronounced /kɔːˈpʌs.kjʊˈlɛəɹi.ən/ (UK).
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