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Definition atom

Etymology

From Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos, “indivisible”), from ?- (a-, “not”) +‎ ????? (témn?, “I cut”).

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 figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]
  4. (now historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]
  5. A mote of dust in a sunbeam. [from 16th c.]
  6. A very small amount; a whit. [from 17th c.]
  7. (computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. [from 20th c.]
  8. (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.]
  9. (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. [from 20th c.]
  10. (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.

Results 219 Words with the letters ATOM

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ATOMY 10
MAGOT 10
MATZO 17
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ATOM 7
MOAT 7
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MAT 6
MOA 6
MOT 6
OAT 3
TAM 6
TAO 3
TOM 6
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AM 5
AT 2
MA 5
MO 5
OM 5
TA 2
TO 2

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