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atomism
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Atomism
(gcide) | Atomism \At"om*ism\, n. [Cf. F. atomisme.]
The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under
Atomic.
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atomism
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n 1: (psychology) a theory that reduces all mental phenomena to
simple elements (sensations and feelings) that form complex
ideas by association
2: (chemistry) any theory in which all matter is composed of
tiny discrete finite indivisible indestructible particles;
"the ancient Greek philosophers Democritus and Epicurus held
atomic theories of the universe" [syn: atomism, {atomic
theory}, atomist theory, atomistic theory] [ant:
holism, holistic theory] |
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Anatomism
(gcide) | Anatomism \A*nat"o*mism\, n. [Cf. F. anatomisme.]
1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.
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The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e.,
the French] great figure painters. --The London
Spectator.
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2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all
the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.
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Atomism
(gcide) | Atomism \At"om*ism\, n. [Cf. F. atomisme.]
The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under
Atomic.
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