English Online Dictionary. What means atom? What does atom mean?
English
Alternative forms
- atomus (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈatəm/
- (General American) enPR: ăt'əm, IPA(key): /ˈætəm/, [ˈæɾəm]
- Homophone: Adam (in dialects with flapping)
- Hyphenation: a‧tom
Noun
atom (plural atoms)
- (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.]
- (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]
- (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]
- (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
- (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]
- A mote of dust in a sunbeam. [from 16th c.]
- A very small amount; a whit. [from 17th c.]
- (computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. [from 20th c.]
- (mathematics, algebra) A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it. [from 20th c.]
- In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut by any line.
- (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. [from 20th c.]
- (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:atom
- (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- ⚛
- chemical element
Further reading
- atom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Amto, Mato, Mota, TMAO, atmo, moat, mota, toma
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈatom]
Noun
atom m
- (physics) atom
Related terms
- atomový
- atomický
Further reading
- atom in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- atom in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Etymology
Via German Atom n and Latin atomus f from Ancient Greek ἄτομοι (φύσεις) f (átomoi (phúseis)), ἄτομα (σώματα) n (átoma (sṓmata), “indivisible particles of matter”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aˈtˢoˀm]
Noun
atom n (singular definite atomet, plural indefinite atomer)
- atom
Inflection
Hungarian
Etymology
From English atom, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈɒtom]
- Hyphenation: atom
- Rhymes: -om
Noun
atom (plural atomok)
- atom
Declension
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- atom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.
- atom in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch atoom (“atom”), from French atome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈatom]
- Hyphenation: a‧tom
Noun
atom (plural, first-person possessive atomku, second-person possessive atommu, third-person possessive atomnya)
- (chemistry, physics) atom, the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- (figuratively) modern
- Synonyms: modern, mutakhir
- (figuratively) plastic, a synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
- Synonym: plastik
Derived terms
Further reading
- “atom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From English atom, from Old French atome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /atom/
- Rhymes: -atom, -tom, -om
Noun
atom (plural atom-atom, informal 1st possessive atomku, impolite 2nd possessive atommu, 3rd possessive atomnya)
- (physics) atom (physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)
Noun
atom n (definite singular atomet, indefinite plural atom or atomer, definite plural atoma or atomene)
- an atom
Derived terms
- atommasse
- atomvekt
Related terms
- atom- (prefix)
References
- “atom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)
Noun
atom n (definite singular atomet, indefinite plural atom, definite plural atoma)
- an atom
Derived terms
- atommasse
- atomvekt
Related terms
- atom- (prefix)
References
- “atom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.tɔm/
Noun
atom m inan
- (physics) atom
Declension
Derived terms
- atomowy
Further reading
- atom in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtom/
Noun
atom m (plural atomi)
- atom
Declension
Further reading
- atom in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǎtoːm/
- Hyphenation: a‧tom
Noun
àtōm m (Cyrillic spelling а̀то̄м)
- atom
Declension
References
- “atom” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Noun
atom c
- atom; the smallest particle to retain the properties of the element
- (historical) atom; the theoretically smallest possible particle
Declension
Related terms
See also
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French atome.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑˈtɔm]
Noun
atom (definite accusative atomu, plural atomlar)
- (physics) atom
- a kind of sugary drink common in and around Mersin province