corpuscularianism

noun

The postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.

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Meanings

nouncorpuscularianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe postulate that all physical bodies possess an inner and outer layer of minute particles or corpuscles.

Origin

From corpuscularian + -ism.

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corpuscularianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpuscularianism

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“corpuscularianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpuscularianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corpuscularianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpuscularianism.

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