Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun field_theory

1 sense of field theory

Sense 1
field theory -- ((physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields)
       => theory -- (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory")