atomic
adjective/əˈtɒmɪk/
/əˈtɑːmɪk/
[usually before noun]- relating to atoms or an atom
- atomic structure
- relating to the energy that is produced when atoms are split; related to weapons that use this energy
- atomic energy/power
- the post-war atomic programme
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from modern Latin atomicus, from atomus ‘indivisible’ from Greek atomos, based on a- ‘not’ + temnein ‘to cut’.
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