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Meanings of atomic theory in English

(Chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles.

      Usage of atomic theory in English
      1
      The facts of radio-activity alone demonstrate the truth of the atomic theory.
      The Breath of Life
      2
      That system has close resemblance to the atomic theory of European philosophers.
      The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
      3
      He then tosses the atomic theory from horn to horn of his dilemmas.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
      4
      But when it comes to atomic theory, things are very much more obscure.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
      5
      We mean, of course, the atomic theory of Leucippus and Democritus.
      A History of Science — Volume 1
      6
      This was half a century before Dalton's atomic theory of matter was proposed.
      The Scientific Monthly, October to December, 1915
      7
      The central subject of Sommerfeld's seminar was Bohr's atomic theory.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
      8
      Such was the foundation of the atomic theory of Democritus.
      The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economic...
      9
      Out of the facts of chemistry the constructive imagination of Dalton formed the atomic theory.
      Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
      10
      The other and even more noted advocate of the atomic theory was Johan Jakob Berzelius.
      A History of Science — Volume 4
      11
      Bohr must have gathered that my remarks sprang from profound interest in his atomic theory.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
      12
      So let's wait and see how atomic theory develops.
      Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
      13
      They tried to elucidate it by means of the atomic theory, which fairly swamped them.
      Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, par...
      14
      These terms represented facts that followed from, but were not equivalent to, the atomic theory.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
      15
      The union of bodies in fixed and multiple proportions constitutes the basis of modern atomic theory.
      Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882
      16
      Thus he endeavours to hamper the atomic theory.
      Faraday as a Discoverer
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