Advertisement

Advertisement

atomicity

[ at-uh-mis-i-tee ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. the number of atoms in a molecule of a gas.


atomicity

/ ˌætəˈmɪsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being made up of atoms
  2. the number of atoms in the molecules of an element
  3. a less common name for valency
“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


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of atomicity1

First recorded in 1860–65; atomic + -ity
Discover More

Example Sentences

It is even more strange that it may now be said of energy that there are signs of atomicity.

So that the most recent researches into electricity confirm and establish the atomicity of the Aether.

Again, Dr. Larmor, in the same work, states that “the atomicity of electricity is coming within the scope of direct experiment.”

Apart, however, from the atomicity of the Aether, it is exceedingly difficult to understand how such a property can belong to it.

The harmonizing of the two theories, therefore, seems to rest upon the atomicity or non-atomicity of the Aether.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


atomic hydrogenatomic mass