Subatomic

adjective

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.adjectiveRelating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.

2.adjectiveRelating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

"The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level."

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