atomic

IPA: ʌtˈɑmɪk

noun

  • (computing) An atomic operation.

adjective

  • (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
  • Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
  • Infinitesimally small.
  • Unable to be split or made any smaller.
  • (programming, of a commit in a VCS) Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
  • (logic, of a proposition) Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
  • (computing, of an operation) Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.
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Examples of "atomic" in Sentences

  • And from 1949 to 1959 "atomic" is the word with the greatest "burstiness".
  • However, the material on the atomic espionage is only a small part of the book.
  • The atomic number is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.
  • That they have "... built in atomic clocks ...." informing them of the time of day?
  • I don't know, exactly what alloys you mean, but bismuth is common, and is heavier than lead in atomic weight.
  • For example, World War II was ending and you could easily use the term atomic bomb, which might be thought to be more important than show biz.
  • It is not enough, for me, that Mexicans have built in atomic clocks and know the precise instant it is no longer "buenos dias" and becomes "buenas tardes."
  • Helping the burn victims, doctors took some time to realize that they were dealing with a new and horrifically deadly phenomenon, radiation sickness—what they called atomic bomb disease.
  • Dalton's application of the Greek atomic theory to the facts established by the analyses of compounds enabled him to attach to each element a number which he called the atomic weight of the element, and to summarise all the facts concerning the compositions of compounds in the statement, that the elements combine in the ratios of their atomic weights, or in the ratios of whole multiples of their atomic weights.

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