单词 | subatom |
释义 | subatom in British English (ˈsʌbˌætəm) noun a part of an atom subatom in American English (sʌbˈætəm) noun a constituent part of an atom subatom in American English (sʌbˈætəm) noun Chemistry any component of an atom Word origin [1875–80; sub- + atom]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: knockabout, musical chairs, overdraft, pressure point, weekendsub- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy). On this model, sub- is freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,”“beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot) |
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