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Democritus

Democritus

English

Proper noun

Democritus

A Greek philosopher (c.460-c.370 BC). The originator of the atomic theory together with his teacher Leucippus.

Related terms

Democritean

Translations

Greek philosopher

Armenian: Դեմոկրիտ ‎(Demokrit)
Old Armenian: Դեմոկրիտոս ‎(Demokritos)
Bulgarian: Демокрит ‎(Democrit)
Catalan: Demòcrit
Chinese: 德谟克利特 ()
Czech: Démokritos m
Dutch: Democritus
Esperanto: Demokrito
Finnish: Demokritos
French: Démocrite
German: Demokrit
Greek: Δημόκριτος (el) ‎(Dimókritos)
Ancient Greek: Δημόκριτος (Demokritos)

Indonesian: Demokreitos
Italian: Democrito
Japanese: デモクリトス ‎(Jimokuritasu)
Korean: 데모크리토스 ‎(Jimokuritosu)
Latin: Democritus
Polish: Demokryt (pl)
Portuguese: Demócrito
Russian: Демокри́т ‎(Demokrít)
Slovene: Demokrit
Spanish: Demócrito
Swedish: Demokritos