WAVE THEORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wave theory mean? 

• WAVE THEORY (noun)
  The noun WAVE THEORY has 1 sense:

1. (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves

  Familiarity information: WAVE THEORY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WAVE THEORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

undulatory theory; wave theory; wave theory of light

Hypernyms ("wave theory" is a kind of...):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

Antonym:

corpuscular theory ((physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles)