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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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atom †body so small as to be incapable of division XVI; supposed ultimate particle of matter XVII; hence in mod. physics and chem. XIX. — (O)F.
atome — L.
atomus — Gr.
átomos, sb. use of adj. ‘indivisible’, f.
A-4 + *
tom- (cf.
-TOMY).
Hence
atomic XVII. — modL.
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Atom probe analysis: the atom probe microscope provides three-dimensional compositional and structural analysis at the atomic- and near-atomic scales.
Magazine article from: Advanced Materials & Processes; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...imaging. In contrast, the atom probe microscope operates...removing and analyzing individual atoms. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] The atom probe's unique atom-by...specimen surface, such that atoms analyzed during atom probe microscopy are more...
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The atom.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 12/2/2008; 700+ words
; ...smallest whole unit in life is the atom. Atoms do contain smaller subatomic...called the smallest bit an "atom." When atoms bond, or join together, they...center of the atom. It's Bond, Atom Bond How do atoms bond together to form molecules...
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Have atoms, will travel.(atom lasers)
Magazine article from: Popular Mechanics; 7/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...The number of atoms in an atom laser is not amplified...the speed of light. Atoms have mass and, therefore...by gravity. "An atom-laser beam will...a beam of ordinary atoms," says Ketterle...needed to build an atom laser has been in...
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+(Morecambe%2c+England) "The Visitor (Morecambe) (Morecambe, England)")
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Atoms break duck with victory.
Newspaper article from: The Visitor (Morecambe) (Morecambe, England); 10/31/2007; 700+ words
; Waterhead 10 Heysham Atoms 14 North West Counties Division Three THE Atoms finally broke their duck in the league with a hard...this town has not been a happy hunting ground for the Atoms, who haven't won here since the late 1990s, which...
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Atoms 34-43 Clock Face Miners.
Newspaper article from: The Visitor (Morecambe) (Morecambe, England); 1/16/2008; 700+ words
; THE Atoms went out of the Challenge Cup on Saturday...with the sides sharing 14 tries. Heysham Atoms 34 Clock Face Miners 43 North West Counties...between the sides but the majority of the Atoms' tries were scored wider out than their...
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Atom.com Joins Forces with Olivia Munn to Produce Star Wars(TM) Fan Films.
PR Newswire; 7/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...to Premiere with Munn's Appearance at Atom.com and Lucasfilm Events at Comic-Con...Site Debuts Saturday at http://olivia.atom.com SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Atom.com announced today that Olivia Munn...
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Atoms back home at last.
Newspaper article from: The Visitor (Morecambe) (Morecambe, England); 11/7/2007; 700+ words
; Heysham Atoms 22 Leigh East 28 North West Counties Division Three Heysham Atoms at last got a long awaited home fixture after travelling...the North West in their opening seven fixtures. The Atoms faced a tough prospect with the in-form Leigh East...
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Atoms play their part in Trimpell try feast.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster Guardian (Lancaster, England); 1/17/2008; 700+ words
; THE Atoms went out of the Challenge Cup on Saturday...between the sides but the majority of the Atoms' tries were scored wider out than their...in this position in the league, then the Atoms haven't come across him yet. The Atoms...
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Atoms starting to blend.
Newspaper article from: Lancaster Guardian (Lancaster, England); 11/8/2007; 700+ words
; Heysham Atoms 22 T: L Hall (2), Sykes, B Livingstone...North West Counties Division Three Heysham Atoms at last got a long awaited home fixture...West in their opening seven fixtures. The Atoms faced a tough prospect with the in-form...
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Gr-2. Atom labels and other chemically significant text.(GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION STANDARDS FOR CHEMICAL STRUCTURE DIAGRAMS **)
Magazine article from: Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...number of hydrogen atoms present. A labeled atom without "H" characters...having no hydrogen atoms attached. Such an atom might have been intended...circumstances should a labeled atom without explicitly indicated hydrogen atoms be interpreted to indicate...
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Atoms
Book article from: Science of Everyday Things
...be explained about the atom — particularly...HOW IT WORKS Why Study Atoms? Many accounts of the atom begin with a history...devoted to them. What an Atom Is BASIC ATOMIC STRUCTURE. The definitions of atoms and elements seems...
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atom
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...matter is composed of atoms that combine to form molecules. Discovery of the Atom's Structure In 1911...of the structure of an atom. Using alpha particles emitted by radioactive atoms, he showed that the atom consists of a central...
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Atom
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...quarks. Modern models of the atom Scientists think of atoms today in mathematical terms...electrons in various parts of the atom and to describe the structure...good enough to understand what atoms are like. An atom consists of two parts, a nucleus...
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Atoms and More: Physics
Book article from: American Decades
ATOMS AND MORE: PHYSICS The Physical World Physics...differing characteristics. New Aspects of the Atom The Berkeley Laboratory in California, under...way in which neutrons were absorbed by an atom's nucleus and how the mathematics varied...
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Egoyan, Atom
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
EGOYAN, Atom Nationality: Canadian. Born: Cairo...Grugeau, G é rard, "Entretien avec Atom Egoyan: les é lans du coeur...Warsaw), February 1998. * * * Given Atom Egoyan's background and family history...
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