atom
IPA: ˈætʌm
noun
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
- A very small amount; a whit.
- (computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
- (mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
- (Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- a Meitei surname from Manipuri
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Examples of "atom" in Sentences
- The atoms and the void are eternal.
- The bonding of the atoms determines stability of the atoms.
- A 'Babington Atomizer' is a device which atomizes viscoss liquids.
- Silicon atoms sublimate form the material and Carbon atoms are left.
- It doesn't equate to the example of the particles in the hydrogen atom.
- The pair of dots represents the lone electron pair on the nitrogen atom.
- Once the atom has diffused into the dislocation core the atom will stay.
- The antihydrogen atom is the antimatter counterpart of the hydrogen atom.
- Like the other halogens, iodine occurs as a diatomic molecule I2, not the atom.
- The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.