atom
The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical…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.
» A molecule is made up of atoms.
Ein Molekül besteht aus Atomen.
Молекула состоит из атомов.
Молекула складається з атомів.
Meaning
12 sensesThe smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
Atom
а́томátom
а́томátom, не́ділкаnédilka
A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
Atom
а́томátom
The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
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.
A mote of dust in a sunbeam.
A very small amount; a whit.
An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
An integer representing a particular string.
A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero").
In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut by any line.
An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
(Canada, attributive, usually)An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
Examples
95 sentencesA molecule is made up of atoms.
Молекула складається з атомів. — deniko
ruМолекула состоит из атомов. — marafon
deEin Molekül besteht aus Atomen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
ruВ одной молекуле воды два атома водорода и один атом кислорода. — odexed
deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus zwei Wasserstoffatomen und einem Sauerstoffatom. — xtofu80
A molecule of water is made up of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms.
Молекула води складається із двох атомів водню та одного атома кисню. — uaspeaker
ruМолекула воды состоит из двух атомов водорода и одного атома кислорода. — Wadimiy
deEin Wassermolekül besteht aus einem Sauerstoff- und zwei Wasserstoff-Atomen. — Esperantostern
Atoms are in everything.
ruВсё состоит из атомов. — marafon
deAtome sind in allem. — Esperantostern
Atoms are composed of protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Атоми складені з протонів, нейтронів і електронів. — Ahha
ruАтомы состоят из протонов, нейтронов и электронов. — soweli_Elepanto
deAtome setzen sich aus Protonen, Neutronen und Elektronen zusammen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin
From Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particFrom Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”, o-grade in τομ-) + -ος (-os). Atoms are so named because they were historically thought up as to be the smallest unit of matter, and thus indivisible. Doublet of atomus.
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