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atomic

[ uh-tom-ik ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:

    an atomic explosion.

  2. propelled or driven by atomic energy:

    an atomic submarine.

  3. Chemistry. existing as free, uncombined atoms.
  4. extremely minute.


atomic

/ əˈtɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. of, using, or characterized by atomic bombs or atomic energy

    atomic warfare

  2. of, related to, or comprising atoms

    atomic hydrogen

  3. extremely small; minute
  4. logic (of a sentence, formula, etc) having no internal structure at the appropriate level of analysis. In predicate calculus, Fa is an atomic sentence and Fx an atomic predicate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


atomic

/ ə-tŏmĭk /

  1. Relating to an atom or to atoms.
  2. Employing nuclear energy.


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Derived Forms

  • aˈtomically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • a·tomi·cal·ly adverb
  • nona·tomic adjective
  • nona·tomi·cal adjective
  • nona·tomi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of atomic1

First recorded in 1670–80; atom + -ic
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Example Sentences

Many types of qubits are made from bits of metal or other material deposited on a surface, resulting in slight differences between qubits on an atomic level.

At this atomic level, the mechanics of quantum physics also come into play, with some seriously intriguing results.

Part of that comes from the need to closely examine every relevant molecule, studying its chemical composition and interactions as well as its physical structure at the atomic level.

Instead, these market forces create opportunities for publishers to innovate by investing in owning the relationship with their users and looking to tap the “atomic” power unleashed when splitting first-party audience data from onsite inventory.

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In 1911, at the University of Manchester in England, he deduced the existence of the atomic nucleus in analyzing results of experiments by his assistants Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden.

Following this line of reasoning to its logical conclusion, the way to achieve world peace is to give everyone atomic bombs.

Transcripts from hearings held by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 have recently been declassified and studied by scholars.

Producing one H-bomb would have diverted enough resources to produce 80 atomic warheads.

In 1957 the U.S. Army first fielded artillery able to fire shells with atomic warheads.

One of these critics was William Borden, executive director of the congressional joint committee on atomic energy.

We only know that under certain conditions the old atomic associations break up, and new ones are formed.

You have atomic weapons you intend using against your enemy—against the Eastern Empire?

Factories a long way under ground, behind the Soviet lines, factories that had once made atomic projectiles, now almost forgotten.

Then the author tells us of the atomic hypothesis of the formation of the Great World.

Obviously this electric time impulsor is a machine in the nature of an atomic integrator.

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