Corpuscular (Adjective)
Meaning
Of or relating to corpuscles.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Examples
- The corpuscular theory of light was proposed by Newton, which states that light is composed of small particles called corpuscles.
- The corpuscular nature of blood was thought to be composed of tiny, indivisible particles that could not be broken down further.
- The corpuscular theory of matter states that the fundamental units of matter are tiny particles called corpuscles that make up everything around us.
- Research on corpuscular rheology focuses on the flow behavior of materials composed of tiny corpuscles or particles.
- The medical community has known about the corpuscular structure of blood since the discovery of the microscope.