corpuscular
Of minute particles
Corpuscular means relating to or composed of corpuscles—tiny particles or cells.
In physics, the corpuscular theory of light proposed that light consists of particles rather than waves.
In biology, corpuscular refers to blood cells: corpuscular volume, red corpuscular count.
The word appears almost exclusively in technical contexts.
Discrete packets of radiance
- wave-particleQuantum duality concept
- dualityTwofold nature
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- quantumSmallest discrete unit
Newton · emission · diffraction · interference · optics · spectroscopy · refraction · reflection
Oxygen-carrying blood cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
phagocytes · lymphocytes · monocytes · neutrophils · basophils · eosinophils · macrophages · serum
Composed of small units
- particulateTiny suspended matter
- granularMade of tiny particles
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
protozoa · amoebae · spores · microbiota · biological · organisms · minute · small-scale
photons
Discrete packets of radiance
- wave-particleQuantum duality concept
- dualityTwofold nature
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
quantum · Newton · emission · diffraction · interference · optics · spectroscopy · refraction · reflection · dispersion
erythrocytes
Oxygen-carrying blood cells
- leukocytesImmune cells in blood
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
plasma · phagocytes · lymphocytes · monocytes · neutrophils · basophils · eosinophils · macrophages · serum · hematocrit
cellular
Composed of small units
- particulateTiny suspended matter
- granularMade of tiny particles
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
bacteria · protozoa · amoebae · spores · microbiota · biological · organisms · minute · small-scale · fine
corpuscularundulatory
Moving in waves
continuous · wavelike · wave · diffuse · oscillatory
corpuscularcontinuous
Without pause or gap
uniform · homogeneous · smooth · fluid · diffuse
- corpuscular theoryLight composed of particles
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