Democritus

American  

[dih-mok-ri-tuhs] / dɪˈmɒk rɪ təs /

noun

1. the Laughing Philosopher, c460–370 b.c., Greek philosopher.

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Democritus British  

/ dɪˈmɒkrɪtəs /

noun

1. ?460–?370 _bc , Greek philosopher who developed the atomist theory of matter of his teacher, Leucippus See also atomism

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Democritus Scientific  

/ dĭ-mŏk′rĭ-təs /

1. Greek philosopher who developed one of the first atomist theories of the universe. Democritus believed that the world consists of an infinite number of very small particles whose different characteristics and combinations account for the different qualities of all matter.

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Example Sentences

In Greece, for instance, Sitaridou co-introduced a pioneering new course on Pontic Greek at the Democritus University of Thrace since the number of speakers of Pontic Greek is also dwindling.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024

She begins in the 5th century B.C., when Democritus formulated his atomism, locating the ultimate nature of things in matter rather than divinity.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

The atom within the thinking of Leucippus and Democritus refers to atomos as meaning “uncuttable” or “that which cannot be divided.”

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Ingenious ancient Greeks, such as Democritus and Epicurus, were the first Atomists.

From Salon • May 16, 2019

There is no record of Democritus having been persecuted for his opinions—but then, he came from Abdera.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan