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Definition of Atomistic theory
1. Noun. (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles. "The ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held atomic theories of the universe"
Generic synonyms: Theory
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry
Derivative terms: Atomistic, Atomistical
Antonyms: Holism
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomistic Theory
Literary usage of Atomistic theory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Theoretical Chemistry from the Standpoint of Avogadro's Rule & Thermodynamics by Walther Nernst (1904)
"CHAPTER IX THE atomistic theory OF ELECTRICITY General.—In the two foregoing
chapters we have been concerned with the properties of free ions, ..."
2. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1901)
"The question simply is whether there are not additional results which atomism
only could have reached, and of such results the atomistic theory has had many ..."
3. The New Englander by William Lathrop Kingsley (1882)
"And if we now consider the important relation which the atomistic theory bears
to the natural science of to-day, and the philosophy of to-day also, ..."
4. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1882)
"These, however, all agree unanimously that not Democritus, but his somewhat elder
contemporary, Leucippus, was the inventor of the atomistic theory. ..."
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