Atomist
//ˈætəmɪst// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.
"What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them."
- 2 An adherent of the atomic theory.
Example
More examples"What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them."
Etymology
From atom + -ist.
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