Explore Atomists through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Atomists meaning
plural of atomist
Using Atomists
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of atomist
- In the example corpus, atomists often appears in combinations such as: the atomists.
Context around Atomists
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Atomists
- In this selection, "atomists" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, classical, agreed and appears stand out and add context to how "atomists" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include arguing against atomists such as and like the atomists found the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "atomists" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with atomists
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They remain as archai within it, as do the atoms of the atomists. (13 words)
It is obvious that classical atomists would never have had a solid empirical basis for modern concepts of atoms and molecules. (21 words)
The theory of the atomists appears to be more nearly aligned with that of modern science than any other theory of antiquity. (22 words)
It is in the aggregation and segregation of elements thus arising, that Empedocles, like the atomists, found the real process which corresponds to what is popularly termed growth, increase or decrease. (31 words)
This theory places Anaximander close to the Atomists and the Epicureans who, more than a century later, also claimed that an infinity of worlds appeared and disappeared. (27 words)
He was not a Stoic, but like them he looked back to the Socratics and was constantly engaged in arguing against atomists such as the Epicureans. (26 words)
Example sentences (7)
He was not a Stoic, but like them he looked back to the Socratics and was constantly engaged in arguing against atomists such as the Epicureans.
It is in the aggregation and segregation of elements thus arising, that Empedocles, like the atomists, found the real process which corresponds to what is popularly termed growth, increase or decrease.
It is obvious that classical atomists would never have had a solid empirical basis for modern concepts of atoms and molecules.
The atomists agreed that motion required a void, but simply ignored the argument of Parmenides on the grounds that motion was an observable fact.
The theory of the atomists appears to be more nearly aligned with that of modern science than any other theory of antiquity.
They remain as archai within it, as do the atoms of the atomists.
This theory places Anaximander close to the Atomists and the Epicureans who, more than a century later, also claimed that an infinity of worlds appeared and disappeared.
Common combinations with atomists
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: