What does wave theory mean?

wave theory means "(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves".

What is another word for wave theory?

Close synonyms include undulatory theory, wave theory of light. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of wave theory?

The recorded antonyms are corpuscular theory.

Is wave theory a common word?

wave theory is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

wave theory — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves
Synonymsundulatory theory wave theory of light
Antonymscorpuscular theory
Broaderscientific theory
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What does wave theory mean?: wave theory means "(physics) the theory that light is transmitted as waves".

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