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atomic

[ uh-tom-ik ]

adjective

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

    an atomic explosion.

  2. propelled or driven by atomic energy:

    an atomic submarine.

  3. Chemistry. existing as free, uncombined atoms.
  4. extremely minute.


atomic

/ əˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of, using, or characterized by atomic bombs or atomic energy

    atomic warfare

  2. of, related to, or comprising atoms

    atomic hydrogen

  3. extremely small; minute
  4. 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
“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

atomic

/ ə-ŏĭ /

  1. Relating to an atom or to atoms.
  2. Employing nuclear energy.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٴdz, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٴdzi·· adverb
  • ԴDza·ٴdzi adjective
  • ԴDza·ٴdzi· adjective
  • non·ٴdzi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of atomic1

First recorded in 1670–80; atom + -ic
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An RAF veteran who was among the first British personnel to witness a flattened Hiroshima following its atomic bombing by the US in World War Two has died aged 102.

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It produced more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to the US Geological Survey.

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Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power stations have led the UN's atomic watchdog to call for restraint.

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St Louis, meanwhile, was where uranium was refined and used to help create the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project.

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The plan is simple: to develop a more secure alternative to GPS by enabling the portable use of new atomic clocks, rather than relying on signals from satellites in space that can be jammed.

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