Definition: Meaning of, theory in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈθɪəri /
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[countable] an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet been proved to be true [↪ theoretical]
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[uncountable] general principles and ideas about a subject
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in theory something that is true in theory is supposed to be true, but might not really be true or might not be what will really happen
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[countable] an idea or opinion that someone thinks is true but for which they have no proof
which dissociate to give hydroxyl ionswhich dissociate to give hydrogen ionschemistry theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids and bases ; the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
physics a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
particle physics a theory that involves an eleven-dimensional universe in which the weak and strong forces and gravity are unified and to which all the string theories belong
physics the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
chemistry the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the colour of the ionized form is different from the colour before dissociation