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wave theory of light has 2 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 1 sense. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is corpuscular theory of light.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for wave theory of light come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.