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corpuscular

cor·pus·cle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kawr-puh-suh l, -puhs-uh l]
    • /ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl/
    • /kɔː.ˈpʌ.skjʊ.lə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kawr-puh-suh l, -puhs-uh l]
    • /ˈkɔr pə səl, -pʌs əl/

Definitions of corpuscular word

  • noun corpuscular Biology. an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell. 1
  • noun corpuscular Anatomy. a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals. 1
  • noun corpuscular Physical Chemistry. a minute or elementary particle of matter, as an electron, proton, or atom. 1
  • noun corpuscular any minute particle. 1
  • noun corpuscular Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate. 1
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Origin of corpuscular

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin corpusculum, equivalent to corpus body + -culum -cle1

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corpuscular popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • corpuscular radiation

    radiation consisting of atomic and subatomic particles, as alpha particles, beta particles, and neutrons.

  • corpuscular theory

    the theory, originally proposed by Newton, and revived with the development of the quantum theory, that light consists of a stream of particles

  • physical optics

    the branch of optics concerned with the wave properties of light, the superposition of waves, the deviation of light from its rectilinear propagation in a manner other than that considered by geometrical optics, the interaction of light with matter, and the quantum, corpuscular aspects of light.

  • wave theory

    Also called undulatory theory. Physics. the theory that light is transmitted as a wave, similar to oscillations in magnetic and electric fields. Compare corpuscular theory.
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