[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

corpuscular \corpus"cular\ k?r-p?s"k?-l?r, a. cf. f.
   corpusculaire.
   pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small
   particles.
   1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
corpuscular philosophy corpuscular theory 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

corpuscular theory
     n : physics the theory that light is transmitted as a stream
         of particles syn: corpuscular theory of light ant: wave
         theory, wave theory
see also:
corpuscular theory of light wave theory wave theory 

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