noun
also vai·se·si·ka vīˈshāshə̇kə, -ˈsāsə̇-
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit vaiśeṣika distinction, distinct nature of the eternal substances, from viśeṣa distinction, from viśiṣyate it is distinguished, from vi apart, asunder + śiṣyate it is left — more at with
: an orthodox philosophical system in Hinduism distinguished by its atomic theory of cosmology