Explore Corpuscular through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Corpuscular in a sentence
Corpuscular meaning
Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
Synonyms of Corpuscular
Using Corpuscular
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
- Useful related words include: somatic cell, vegetative cell.
- In the example corpus, corpuscular often appears in combinations such as: corpuscular theory, newton's corpuscular.
Context around Corpuscular
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Corpuscular
- In this selection, "corpuscular" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mean, newtonian, solar, theory, volume and philosophy stand out and add context to how "corpuscular" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by newtonian corpuscular theory in and especially from corpuscular philosophy and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "corpuscular" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with corpuscular
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It has attracted the most controversy and criticism, especially from corpuscular philosophy and quantum mechanics. (15 words)
Eddington measured starlight deflections twice those predicted by Newtonian corpuscular theory, in accordance with the predictions of general relativity. (19 words)
Kristian Birkeland, "Are the Solar Corpuscular Rays that penetrate the Earth's Atmosphere Negative or Positive Rays?" in Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter, I Mat -- Naturv. (23 words)
In the 18th century Newton's corpuscular theory was held to be true; only after Young's well known slit experiment in 1803 were most scientists persuaded to believe Huygens' theory. (31 words)
Siméon Denis Poisson added to Fresnel's mathematical work to produce a convincing argument in favour of the wave theory, helping to overturn Newton's corpuscular theory. (27 words)
The corpuscular properties of a particle are demonstrated when it is shown to have a localized position in space along its trajectory at any given moment. (26 words)
Example sentences (8)
For example, a patient can view his or her “mean corpuscular volume” on a graph, but without any explanation about what the numbers actually mean.
Eddington measured starlight deflections twice those predicted by Newtonian corpuscular theory, in accordance with the predictions of general relativity.
In the 18th century Newton's corpuscular theory was held to be true; only after Young's well known slit experiment in 1803 were most scientists persuaded to believe Huygens' theory.
It has attracted the most controversy and criticism, especially from corpuscular philosophy and quantum mechanics.
Kristian Birkeland, "Are the Solar Corpuscular Rays that penetrate the Earth's Atmosphere Negative or Positive Rays?" in Videnskapsselskapets Skrifter, I Mat -- Naturv.
Newton's corpuscular theory implied that light would travel faster in a denser medium, while the wave theory of Huygens and others implied the opposite.
Siméon Denis Poisson added to Fresnel's mathematical work to produce a convincing argument in favour of the wave theory, helping to overturn Newton's corpuscular theory.
The corpuscular properties of a particle are demonstrated when it is shown to have a localized position in space along its trajectory at any given moment.
Common combinations with corpuscular
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- corpuscular theory 4×
- newton's corpuscular 3×