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atom

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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

  • enPR: ăt'əm, IPA(key): /ˈatəm/
  • Homophone: Adam (in dialects with flapping)
  • Hyphenation: at‧om

Noun

atom (plural atoms)

  1. (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.]
  2. (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]
  3. (now generally regarded figurative) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]
  4. (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
  5. (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]
  6. A mote of dust in a sunbeam. [from 16th c.]
  7. A very small amount; a whit. [from 17th c.]
  8. (computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. [from 20th c.]
  9. (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.
  10. (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. [from 20th c.]
  11. (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

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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 (work in progress)

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)

  1. (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.
  2. (figurative) modern
    Synonyms: modern, mutakhir
  3. (figurative) 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)

  1. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. an atom

Derived terms

  • atommasse
  • atomvekt

Related terms

  • atom- (prefix)

References

  • “atom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈadoṽ/

Noun

atom m

  1. atom, mote

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: atam
    • Irish: adamh

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.tɔm/

Noun

atom m inan

  1. (physics) atom

Declension

Derived terms

  • atomowy

Further reading

  • atom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtom/

Noun

atom m (plural atomi)

  1. 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)

  1. atom

Declension

References

  • “atom” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Noun

atom c

  1. atom; the smallest particle to retain the properties of the element
  2. (historical) atom; the theoretically smallest possible particle

Declension

Related terms

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French atome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑˈtɔm]

Noun

atom (definite accusative atomu, plural atomlar)

  1. (physics) atom
  2. a kind of sugary drink common in and around Mersin province

Declension

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