theory


Definition: Meaning of, theory in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈθɪəri /

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  1. [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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  2. [uncountable] general principles and ideas about a subject
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  3. 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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  4. [countable] an idea or opinion that someone thinks is true but for which they have no proof
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theory used in phrases

  • Arrhenius theory of dissociation (noun)
    1. which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions which dissociate to give hydrogen ions chemistry theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids and bases ; the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
  • Bohr theory (noun)
    1. 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
  • Einstein's general theory of relativity (noun)
    1. based on the principle of equivalence a generalization of special relativity to include gravity
  • Einstein's special theory of relativity (noun)
    1. 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
  • Einstein's theory of relativity (noun)
    1. physics the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
  • Galois theory (noun)
    1. mathematics group theory applied to the solution of algebraic equations
  • M-theory (noun)
    1. 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
  • Malthusian theory (noun)
    1. malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
  • Newton's theory of gravitation (noun)
    1. 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
  • Ostwald's theory of indicators (noun)
    1. 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
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