atomic

[ uh-tom-ik ]

/ əˈtɒm ɪk /

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adjective

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

propelled or driven by atomic energy: an atomic submarine.

Chemistry. existing as free, uncombined atoms.

extremely minute.

Also a·tom·i·cal .

Origin of atomic

First recorded in 1670–80; atom + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM atomic

a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·a·tom·ic, adjectivenon·a·tom·i·cal, adjectivenon·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby atomic

at odds, A to J, atoll, atom, atom-bomb, atomic, atomic age, atomic bomb, atomic clock, atomic cocktail, atomic energy

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Example sentences from the Web for atomic

Producing one H-bomb would have diverted enough resources to produce 80 atomic warheads.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Transcripts from hearings held by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 have recently been declassified and studied by scholars.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In 1957 the U.S. Army first fielded artillery able to fire shells with atomic warheads.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of these critics was William Borden, executive director of the congressional joint committee on atomic energy.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was a decades-old howitzer Burns called a “multi-ton behemoth” and the atomic shell had a range of only ten miles.
I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk|Clive Irving|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Each letter represents a fixed quantity of the element for which it stands, viz., the atomic weight.
Logic|Carveth Read
After a long minute, Stanton said: "What about atomic energy?"
Anything You Can Do ...|Gordon Randall Garrett
Further, it may be linked with another ring, and so give the basis to the combining properties of atomic weights.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
Once we arrived here we found that a man named Copperd was the prime figure in his country's atomic weapons research.
The Plotters|Alexander Blade
During the war, over ten million American families had been separated, their way of life destroyed by the hell of atomic bombings.
Stopover|William Gerken

British Dictionary definitions for atomic

atomic

/ (əˈtɒmɪk) /

adjective

of, using, or characterized by atomic bombs or atomic energyatomic warfare

of, related to, or comprising atomsatomic hydrogen

extremely small; minute

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

Derived forms of atomic

atomically, adverb

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Scientific definitions for atomic

atomic

[ ə-tŏm′ĭk ]

Relating to an atom or to atoms.

Employing nuclear energy.

单词	atomic
释义	atomic [ uh-tom-ik ] / əˈtɒm ɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR atomic ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs: an atomic explosion. propelled or driven by atomic energy: an atomic submarine. Chemistry. existing as free, uncombined atoms. extremely minute. Also a·tom·i·cal . Origin of atomic First recorded in 1670–80; atom + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM atomic a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·a·tom·ic, adjectivenon·a·tom·i·cal, adjectivenon·a·tom·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby atomic at odds, A to J, atoll, atom, atom-bomb, atomic, atomic age, atomic bomb, atomic clock, atomic cocktail, atomic energy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for atomic Producing one H-bomb would have diverted enough resources to produce 80 atomic warheads. I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk\|Clive Irving\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Transcripts from hearings held by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1954 have recently been declassified and studied by scholars. I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk\|Clive Irving\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In 1957 the U.S. Army first fielded artillery able to fire shells with atomic warheads. I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk\|Clive Irving\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST One of these critics was William Borden, executive director of the congressional joint committee on atomic energy. I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk\|Clive Irving\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It was a decades-old howitzer Burns called a “multi-ton behemoth” and the atomic shell had a range of only ten miles. I Saw Nuclear Armageddon Sitting on My Desk\|Clive Irving\|November 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Each letter represents a fixed quantity of the element for which it stands, viz., the atomic weight. Logic\|Carveth Read After a long minute, Stanton said: "What about atomic energy?" Anything You Can Do ...\|Gordon Randall Garrett Further, it may be linked with another ring, and so give the basis to the combining properties of atomic weights. Aether and Gravitation\|William George Hooper Once we arrived here we found that a man named Copperd was the prime figure in his country's atomic weapons research. The Plotters\|Alexander Blade During the war, over ten million American families had been separated, their way of life destroyed by the hell of atomic bombings. Stopover\|William Gerken British Dictionary definitions for atomic atomic / (əˈtɒmɪk) / adjective of, using, or characterized by atomic bombs or atomic energyatomic warfare of, related to, or comprising atomsatomic hydrogen extremely small; minute 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 Derived forms of atomic atomically, adverb 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 Words related to atomic microscopic, thermonuclear, diminutive, fragmentary, minute, granular, fissionable Scientific definitions for atomic atomic [ ə-tŏm′ĭk ] Relating to an atom or to atoms. Employing nuclear energy. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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atomic

adjective

Origin of atomic

OTHER WORDS FROM atomic

Words nearby atomic

Example sentences from the Web for atomic

British Dictionary definitions for atomic

adjective

Derived forms of atomic

Words related to atomic

Scientific definitions for atomic