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a·tom·ic
/ əˈtämik/
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adj.
of or relating to an atom or atoms:
the atomic nucleus.
∎ Chem.
(of a substance) consisting of uncombined atoms rather than molecules:
atomic hydrogen.
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of or forming a single irreducible unit or component in a larger system:
a society made up of atomic individuals pursuing private interests.
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relating to, denoting, or using the energy released in nuclear fission or fusion:
the atomic age required a new way of political thinking
atomic weapons.
DERIVATIVES:
a·tom·i·cal·ly
/ -ik(ə)lē/ adv.
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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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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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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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THOUSANDS OF ATOMS SWAP 'SPINS' WITH PARTNERS IN QUANTUM SQUARE DANCE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/25/2007; 700+ words
; ...wells" for trapping atoms. The scientists attempted to place a single atom in each well, with...restriction, the merged atoms oscillate between the condition in which one atom is 1 and the other...initial loading of the atoms in the lattice...contained only one atom and had no ...
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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 let Swans side off the hook.
Newspaper article from: The Visitor (Morecambe) (Morecambe, England); 2/6/2008; 700+ words
; Heysham Atoms 14 West Bank Swan 32 North West Counties Division Three The Atoms returned to action on the wide expanses of the Lancaster...across the three-quarters to great effect. The Atoms didn't help their cause by trying to force the final...
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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 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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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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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
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
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Atom Atoms and the subatomic particles that comprise them...numbers and unique combinations that make for different atoms. Accordingly, an atom is the smallest particle of an element. Atoms share many characteristics with other material objects...
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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, Gérard, "Entretien avec Atom Egoyan: les élans du coeur...Warsaw), February 1998. * * * Given Atom Egoyan's background and family history...
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