Meaning

1 senses
  1. An atom that lies on a crystal surface

    We studied silicon adatoms on the Si(100) surface.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From ad- + atom, meaning "adsorbed atom".

From ad- + atom, meaning "adsorbed atom".

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Forms

plural: adatoms
Singularadatom
Pluraladatoms

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedadatomic

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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