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   Bohr the·o·ry

   noun

   • 1. a theory of the structure of atoms stating that electrons revolve in discrete orbits around a positively charged nucleus and that radiation is given off or absorbed only when an electron moves from one orbit to another.

   Word Origin named for Danish physicist Niels Bohr (see Bohr, Niels).

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