Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atomic

/əˈtɑː.mɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: atom-ic
IPA: /əˈtɑː.mɪk/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.

adj

Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

adj

Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

Colloquial

adj

Infinitesimally small.

adj

Unable to be split or made any smaller.

adj

Unable to be split or made any smaller.

adj

Unable to be split or made any smaller.

adj

Unable to be split or made any smaller.

Example Sentences

"A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted."
"atomic energy; atomic bombs"
"Some nutjob once built a small atomic pile in his back yard."
"Before the atomic spy Allan Nunn May left Canada to go to London, a treff in London had to be arranged for him and another agent."
"The hairs on a dust mite are almost atomic."
"A bit is an atomic item of data."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atomic From atom + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈtɑː.mɪk/
British English: /əˈtɒm.ɪk/

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

atomics (plural)

Derived Forms

antiatomic atomically atomician atomicism atomicity biatomic coatomic diatomic equiatomic heptatomic heteroatomic hexatomic

Phrases

atomic absorption spectroscopy atomic age atomic authorization atomic battery atomic bomb atomic buffalo turd atomic charge atomic clock

Synonyms

nuclear discrete indivisible unatomizable

Antonyms

molecular

Rhymes With

economic non-economic islamic comic socioeconomic macroeconomic balsamic ergonomic autonomic subatomic anatomic gastronomic

Questions

How do you pronounce atomic?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɑː.mɪk/.
What does atomic mean?: Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
Where does atomic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atomic From atom + -ic.

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