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corpuscularianism

corpuscularianism noun: the postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.

Noun

corpuscularianism (uncountable)

  1. The postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.

Origin of corpuscularianism

From corpuscularian + -ism.

Questions about corpuscularianism

What does corpuscularianism mean?
Corpuscularianism means the postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.
What part of speech is corpuscularianism?
Corpuscularianism is a noun.

Words near corpuscularianism in the dictionary

  1. corpusants
  2. corpuscle
  3. corpuscles
  4. corpuscular
  5. corpuscularian
  6. corpuscularianism
  7. corpuscularians
  8. corpuscularism
  9. corpuscularity
  10. corpusculated
  11. corpuscule

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