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Atom

noun
/ˈatəm/
Word Frequency: 10.7

Definitions

1.nounThe smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
2.noun(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
3.nounThe smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
4.nounIn logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
5.nounThe smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
6.nounA mote of dust in a sunbeam.
7.nounA very small amount; a whit.
8.noun(Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value.
9.nounA 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.
"In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut by any line."
10.nounAn element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement.
11.noun(usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.

Synonyms

motemoleculespeckparticleatomicnuclearsupercellscintillaiotasplittingmonadbit

Rhymes With

stratumdatumsense datumsatcomstatimsense-datumat himbat him
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