wave theory
n
1. (Physics / General Physics) the theory proposed by Huygens that light is transmitted by waves
2. (Physics / General Physics) any theory that light or other radiation is transmitted as waves See electromagnetic wave Compare corpuscular theory
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| Noun | 1. |  wave theory - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as wavesscientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" corpuscular theory, corpuscular theory of light - (physics) the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles |
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