All bodies are regarded by the physicist as a congeries of atoms.
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Congeries
/ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/
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6 entriescongeries of artifactscongeries of datacongeries of manuscriptscongeries of paperslarge congeries of itemsvast congeries of specimens
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And when the Newtonian philosophy gained ground in Europe, it was the opinion of Cotes rather than that of Newton that became most prevalent, till at last Boscovich propounded his theory, that matter is a congeries of mathematical points...
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The world has seen the postal system developed from a congeries of independent and exclusive services into a well-ordered union, of which all countries enjoy the manifold benefits.
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I have always taken a lively interest in this singular oasis of comparative civilization and organized society, set in the midst of a congeries of barbarous peoples, over whom its rulers exercise an authority which, if scarcely approaching the settled polity of more advanced communities, is at least in the direction of peace and order.
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